Factory Farm Pollution Can Be Seen From Space, Scientists Say
Study uses satellite data to document environmental inequities in North Carolina.
Study uses satellite data to document environmental inequities in North Carolina.
“It is very important that we take action as soon as possible,” said Dr. Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón, a senior scientist at the National Wildlife Federation.
“The Southwest Side and the Southeast Side are becoming the black lungs of the city’s infrastructure”
Implementing the plan will require collaboration, including utility companies and railroads that own patches of land along the river, public pressure, and time.
Rich biodiversity and scenic beauty is vulnerable to industrial development, climate change, and unregulated recreation.
Some populations are at greater than 99% chance of extinction by 2080.
At a school that primarily served Latino students, the team designed raised planters that mimicked Aztec geometry.
Decades of irresponsible and unjust use of toxic chemicals threaten the health of already disadvantaged communities.
The U.S. Energy Department reported the Hispanic community faces a median energy burden 24% higher than white households.
“The way our communities, especially Black and brown communities, connect with the environment,” said Ribeiro, “with our ancestral knowledge, our indigenous knowledge, has been through a spiritual and cultural way.”
“There’s a large despair of impact for individuals of color, specifically Asian Americans and Hispanics or Latino residents.”
“I want my grandchildren to know about the monarch butterflies,” Claudia Galeno-Sanchez said.