Environmental Justice, Science and Technology

Learn about the environmental justice movement, its history, and how science and technology can be used to tackle environmental challenges and injustice.

Syllabus

Describe the foundational history, principles, and values of the EJ movement
Explain the roles of capitalism, colonialism, racism and other forms of oppression in the production and examination of environmental inequality
Describe diverse strategies and tools, with a special attention to science and technology, that environmentally burdened communities have employed to combat injustice
Explain opportunities, challenges, and limitations of employing science and technology in the pursuit of environmental justice
Apply environmental justice theory and science/tech and technology methods to analyze environmental injustice case studies
Learn directly from community organizations engaging in environmental justice related work. These include HEET, GreenRoots, and Earth Hacks.