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Higher Concentrations Of Arsenic, Uranium In Drinking Water In Black, Latino, Indigenous Communities
A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the county-level association between racial/ethnic composition and public water arsenic and uranium concentrations from 2000–2011. The study found that higher proportions of Hispanic/Latino and American...
Ocean University
We are very pleased to announce that Ocean Connect's "Ocean Shot" submission - Ocean University: A Model Internship Program to Increase Diversity in Ocean Science - was accepted by the U.S. National Committee for the Ocean Decade. From 2021 to 2030, the UN Decade of...
Featured Connection: Filmmaking
Lights, Camera, Action! The ocean has been the backdrop for some of the greatest movies. It has also been the backdrop for many mediocre movies, but hey, that’s not the ocean’s fault. The point is that for a filmmaker, the ocean provides you with an incredibly wide...
Featured Connection: Physical Oceanography
Physical oceanography – one of the four main branches of oceanography – involves studying the properties (such as temperature and density) and movement (such as waves, currents, and tides) of ocean water. It also involves studying the interaction between the ocean and...
Featured Connection: Photojournalism
The Image as News Photojournalism is a form of journalism that uses images instead of words to tell a news story. Photographic images can reveal great truths, expose wrongdoing and neglect, and inspire hope and understanding through the language of visual...
Environmental Justice Thought Leaders
Robert Bullard Any list of environmental justice luminaries has to start with Dr. Robert Bullard, the man many consider the "Father of environmental justice." Dr. Bullard was one of the first to understand the unequal environmental burdens faced by vulnerable...
Nearly 10% of Marine Life Threatened with Extinction
The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution, are "devastating" marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction, the latest Red List of Threatened Species showed on Friday. More than 1,550...
White House Releases First-of-a-Kind Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies
Last week, the White House released first-of-a-kind guidance for Federal Agencies on recognizing and including Indigenous Knowledge in Federal research, policy, and decision-making. According to the White House website, Indigenous Knowledge is a body of observations,...
Caribbean Voices for Climate Justice
We are big fans of Professor April Baptiste, who teaches Environmental Studies and Africana and Latin American Studies at Colgate University. A few months back, we recommended watching a video of her lecture on climate justice and the Caribbean (here is a link to that...
Vanuatu Seeks Climate Justice
The Pacific island nation Vanuatu and 17 other countries recently published a draft resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to clarify what responsibilities governments around the world have to protect future generations from climate change. The...
Digital Nation
Tuvalu, a group of nine islands halfway between Hawaii and Australia, is building a digital version of itself, replicating islands and landmarks and preserving its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation. Tuvalu's...
Justice40 Initiative
The Federal Government has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution. What kinds of investments fall within the Justice40...