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Session Proposal: Intersecting Inequities: Policy, Advocacy, and Community Science for Environmental Justice (AGU25)

SY025
Intersecting Inequities: Policy, Advocacy, and Community Science for Environmental Justice

Session ID#: 249390

Session Description:
Communities of color, low-income neighborhoods, and fence-line communities share the disproportional impacts of ecological and health disparities related to environmental injustice.  While outstanding progress has been made in ensuring ecological and cultural dexterity through grassroots advocacy and policies supported by the Biden-Harris administration, the fight for environmental equity remains at a critical crossroads for long-term justice.  This session invites presentations on environmental disparities through air, land, and water within the evolving policy landscape and political uncertainty. We welcome contributions highlighting the merit of community-engaged science, progress in grassroots environmental activism, and the role of science-informed policy in advancing the environmental justice movement. This session embraces open dialogues from local community activists, scholars, and community leaders, emphasizing collaborative solutions and shared expertise
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • GH - GeoHealth
Index Terms:

0299 General or miscellaneous [GEOHEALTH]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
6620 Science policy [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener:  Rachel Iweka, Indiana University Indianapolis, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indianapolis, United States
Convener:  Isabel Carrera Zamanillo, Front and Centered, Seattle, Washington, United States
 
Empowering Environmental Justice Communities Through Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring and Geospatial Storytelling: A Case Study from Lewis Place, St. Louis (1852289)
Mercy Akintola, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, Epe, Lagos, NIGERIA
 
Aligning Indigenous Earth Science Perspectives (Invited) (1859358)
Dr. Darryl Reano, PhD1, Eric Chaides2, Ryssa Keeto2, Kushagra Tandon2 and Steven Moran2, (1)Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, (2)Arizona State University, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Tempe, United States
 
Towards Justice in Climate Resilience Policy: An Evaluation of Racial Equity in Climate Resilience-Related Health Impact Assessments (1893503)
Duneia McManus, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Miami, United States, Austin Wells, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Environmental Science and Policy, Miami, United States and Kilan Bishop, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Miami, United States
 
Community-Driven Assessment of Soil and Dust Lead Exposure in Mobile, Alabama (1895086)
Rachel Iweka and Gabriel Michael Filippelli, Indiana University Indianapolis, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indianapolis, United States
 
Investigating the Effects of Air Pollutants on the Risk of Leukemia in ‘Cancer Alley’, Louisiana (1915328)
Alessandra Cimino, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, Ashley Brock, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, United States, Andrew M Singh, York College of CUNY & NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy, Earth and Physical Sciences, Geology Discipline, Jamaica, United States and Nazrul I Khandaker, York College - CUNY, Jamaica, NY, United States
 
Assessing and remediating unregulated waste sites in Window Rock, AZ. Implementing actionable science through community-government-academic collaborations. (1917043)
Dimitra McCabe1, Jabari Jones2, Alexandir Nakai1 and Monique Nakai1, (1)HUBitual Learning and Outreach, Window Rock, United States, (2)Bowdoin College, Earth and Oceanographic Science, Brunswick, ME, United States
 
Community-Engaged Research for Mobility and Home Energy Transitions (1919444)
Jeffrey M Bielicki1, Kelsea Best1, Daniel Gingerich1, Darryl Hood2, Jeffrey Jacquet3, Huyen Le4, Andrew May5, Samuel Copeland1, Abdirashid Dahir4, Diego Hincapie-Ossa6 and Deepshika Ola1, (1)Ohio State University, Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Columbus, United States, (2)Ohio State University, College of Public Health, Columbus, United States, (3)Ohio State University, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Columbus, United States, (4)Ohio State University, Geography, Columbus, United States, (5)Ohio State University, Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, Columbus, United States, (6)Ohio State University, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Columbus, United States
 
Moving at the Speed of Trust: Lessons Learned from Implementing a Transformative Scenario Process to Vision the Health Equity Future of Port St. Joe (1931637)
Kwame Owusu Daaku1, E. Christian Wells2, Dannie Bolden3, Nelson Kowu4 and Abby Vidmar2, (1)University of West Florida, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Pensacola, FL, United States, (2)University of South Florida Tampa, Department of Anthropology, Tampa, United States, (3)North Port St. Joe Project Area Coalition, Port St. Joe, United States, (4)University of South Carolina, Department of Geography, Columbia, United States
 
Environmental Justice in Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania: balancing conservation, use and local ecological knowledge (1940274)
Natasa Vaidianu1,2, Petruta Teampau3,4, Stefan Constantinescu5, Florin Tatui5, Ruxandra Paduraru4, Gabriela Nicoara4,6, Fernando Varga3,4, Aurel Giugal7, Priscila LOpes4,8 and SCMF Sfantu Gheorghe Team & CICADIT Team, (1)Ovidius University of Constanta, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Sciences, Constanta, Romania, (2)University of Bucharest, CICADIT, Bucharest, Romania, (3)Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, (4)University of Bucharest, ICUB, Bucharest, Romania, (5)University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, Romania, (6)University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania, (7)University of Bucharest, Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies, Bucharest, Romania, (8)UFRN Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
 
Cultivating Structures of Trust in Community-University Partnerships (1940651)
Sarah McCullough, University of California Davis, Feminist Research Institute, Davis, CA, United States and Mayra Sanchez, University of California Davis, Feminist Research Institute, Davis, United States
 
Nature without displacement: Community-Based Approaches Towards Addressing Inequities in Urban Green Spaces and the Need for Accessible Knowledge (1941743)
Oliver Nguyen, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States and Gretchen Daily, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
 
Using Community Science and Unique Partnerships to Address Lead Contamination in Cities (1948746)
Gabriel Michael Filippelli, Indiana University Indianapolis, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indianapolis, United States and Center for Urban Health
 
Post-Hurricane Harvey Shifts in Housing Market Dynamics and the Difference in Impacts on Permanent Residents and House Flippers in Harris County, Texas (1965067)
Shefali Venkatramani, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States and Meri Davlasheridze, Texas A&M University, Galveston, United States
 
Beyond Coal: Modeling Pathways to Post-Extractive Futures in Appalachia (1969022)
Nusrat Molla, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States, Simon Levin, Princeton University, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton, United States and Elke Weber, Princeton University, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton, NJ, United States
 
Expanding Environmental Justice Pathways through Community-Centered Water-Based Training Activities that Cultivate Belonging and Professional Readiness: Leveraging Access to the Pacific Ocean at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego (1981706)
Keiara Auzenne1, Fernando Gonzalez2, Melanie Adams2 and Anai Novoa2, (1)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (2)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States
 
Next generation of Justice Leaders and Co-production: Participatory Science at the Intersection of Rurality, Environment Health, and Culture (1982412)
Monica Ramirez-Andreotta1, William Borkan2, Sanlyn Buxner3, Godsgift Chukwuonye2, Miriam Jones2, Melissa Jacquez2, Kunal Palawat2, Miracle Martinez2, Carol Newbauer2, Andreanna Roros2, Emily Salgado2, Illiana Samorano2 and Abigail Zettlemoyer2, (1)University of Arizona, Environmental Science, Tucson, AZ, United States, (2)University of Arizona, Environmental Science, Tucson, United States, (3)University of Arizona, Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies, Tucson, United States
 
From Front Porches to Policy: Integrating Resident Observations into Emerging Extreme Heat Interventions (1989788)
Caroline Reed, iSeeChange: Crowdsourced Climate Change Reporting, Clearwater, FL, United States, Jaime Madrigano, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Environmental Health and Engineering, Baltimore, United States, Lena Easton-Calabria, RAND Corporation, Arlington, United States, Ramya Chari, RAND Corporation, Boston, United States and Julia Kumari Drapkin, iSeeChange, New Orleans, United States
 
Investigating Highway Expansion and Flooding Impacts on Environmental Justice Communities in Alabama (1992232)
Anika Tasnia and Regan Patterson, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
 
The Roots and Remedies of Urban Heat Inequity: A Remotely Sensed Exploration of Diurnal and Seasonal Thermal Disparities in Los Angeles (1993539)
Anamika Shreevastava1, Glynn C Hulley2, Sai Prasanth3, TC Chakraborty4, Diego Ramos Aguilera5, Kelly Sanders6 and Yi Yin1, (1)New York University, New York, NY, United States, (2)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (3)Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science, Fort Collins, United States, (4)Yale University, New Haven, United States, (5)University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (6)University of Southern California, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, United States
 
Fair access: Policy efforts to ignore community science and opportunities to enhance public participation in government decision-making (2000042)
Darya Minovi, Union of Concerned Scientists Washington DC, Washington, DC, United States
 
Community-Partnered Environmental Monitoring on the Frontlines of “Green” Manufacturing (2000435)
Jordan French, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States and Sergio Castellanos, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States
 
Environmental Justice in India: A Systematic Review of Research Themes, Gaps, and Future Directions (2000625)
Rachit Sharma, UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, Berkeley, United States and Ajay Pillarisetti, University of California, School of Public Health, Berkeley, United States
 
Exploring the Relationship between Air Pollution and Social Deprivation in India (2003005)
Simran Koul and Jayajit Chakraborty, UC Santa Barbara, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, Santa Barbara, United States
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