Archive: Environmental Justice
15 Articles
- Environmental Justice
- Maya Alcantara
Is the Worst Yet to Come? Cleaning up the Contamination in East Palestine, Ohio
Common Home editor Maya Alcantara responds to the recent environmental disaster in East Palestine,. …
March 14, 2023
- Anya Wahal
- Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Food & Water
Drought-Stricken, Arizona Farmers Face Bleak Growing Season
Green Commons Award recipient Anya Wahal shares her insights on the dynamics of the water crisis unfolding in the American. …
February 18, 2023
- Biodiversity
- Climate & Energy
- Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Sustainability
A Win for the Environment
What are the environmental impacts of Brazil's recent presidential election? Olivia Ainbinder shares her perspective on President Lula's win and what it means for the country's…
February 17, 2023
- Arts & Culture
- Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Erin Cline
How the Humanities Can Help With The Climate Crisis: How ethics, culture, and spirituality can galvanize climate action
Our traditions and practices are often rooted in deep connections to the land – even when those practices are harmful to the environment. Professor Erin Cline discusses how…
October 17, 2022
- Climate Change
- Environmental Justice
- Evan Barba
Should the Inflation Reduction Act Make Us Less Pessimistic about the Climate?: Professor Evan Barba’s perspective on the climate impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
A cause for less pessimism? Professor Evan Barba shares his views on the Inflation Reduction Act and what it means for the.…
October 17, 2022
- Climate & Energy
- Environmental Justice
- Sadie Morris
Statehood Denied
The burden on the environment and DC’s minority residents Author: Sadie Morris, SFS ’22 & Common Home Editor Washington, D.C. is simultaneously one of the most…
August 25, 2022
- Arts & Culture
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Justice
- Series
Earth Day with Earth Commons
Voices on the Environment Series: Intergenerational Justice Voices on the Environment is a multi-year event series at the intersection of science, the humanities and the arts…
August 25, 2022
- Climate & Energy
- Environmental Justice
- Malina Brannen
Climate Migration: the Change We Aren’t Talking About
Georgetown college student Malina Brannen breaks down the relationship between climate change and immigration policy and looks at the current state of policy domestically and…
June 10, 2022
- Arts & Culture
- Environmental Justice
- What We're Reading
What We’re Reading: The Black Side of the River: Race, Language, and Belonging in Washington D.C.
Jan Menafee, Program Specialist for Environment, Justice, and Education at the Red House at Georgetown University, reviews Dr. Jessica Grieser's book The Black Side of the River:…
June 6, 2022
- Clara Chiu
- Climate & Energy
- Environmental Justice
- Erin LeGoff
- Spring 2022
The Making of Maladaptation
Georgetown alumni, Clara Chiu and Erin LeGoff explain the concept of Maladaption: when climate projects set out to do good, unintentionally make matters. …
March 28, 2022