Archive: Environmental Justice

• WCP: Trouble in Paradise

  The wildfires in California, protests in France, the refugee crisis, and disputes over federal land all have a common thread in climate change. Working-class people repeatedly bear the brunt of its effects, and the rich use their clout to buy and legislate their own protection at others’ expense. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Allison L. Hurst ruminates the class war over climate.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Allison L Hurst, Bundy family, California, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, John Russo, Paris, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives, Yellow Vest Protests

• WCP: #SaveTPS: A Working-Class Struggle

  Congress must act by the end of this week to save DACA, but they also face a deadline on another program that has helped immigrants from countries struggling with war, disasters, and environmental emergencies – Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, KI’s Jessica F. Chilin-Hernández explains why TPS matters for workers and for her own family.

  Categories: Our Staff, Visiting Scholars Tags: DACA, Environmental Justice, Immigration, Jess Chilin, John Russo, Racial Justice, Sherry Linkon, Social Justice, TPS, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• CHATLANI: Striking a Balance Between Profit, Workers, and the Environment

  Shalina Chatlani (SFS ’17) interns for Industry Dive and is an Undergraduate Writing Fellow for the Kalmanovitz Initiative. We are honored to host her blog posts on our website, including this in de

  Categories: In the News, Student Leaders Tags: Coal, Economics, Energy, Environmental Justice, Industry Dive, Peabody Energy, Shalina Chatlani, Worker Rights

• CHATLANI: Recycling Is Good for the Environment. It Should Also Be Good for Workers

  Shalina Chatlani (SFS ’17) interns for Industry Dive and is an Undergraduate Writing Fellow for the Kalmanovitz Initiative. We are thrilled to feature her blog posts about the intersection of enviro

  Categories: In the News, Student Leaders Tags: Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Recycling, Shalina Chatlani

• CHATLANI: Intersections of Race and Class in the Environment

  Shalina Chatlani (SFS '17) interns for Industry Dive and is an Undergraduate Writing Fellow for the Kalmanovitz Initiative. We are proud to host her blog posts on our website, including this thought

  Categories: In the News, Student Leaders Tags: CIW, Class, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Environmental Justice, Race, Shalina Chatlani, Working-Class Perspectives

• Shalina Chatlani is Our New Undergraduate Writing Fellow

  The Kalmanovitz Initiative is blessed with the presence of brilliant, passionate students who share its home institution of Georgetown University. These students offer a wealth of perspectives based

  Category: Student Leaders Tags: Environmental Justice, Jackson MI, Shalina Chatlani, Student Writing, Undergraduate Writing Fellow