Perfect Storm: Climate, Race and COVID
Mind of State
English - January 06, 2021 08:30 - 44 minutes - 101 MB - ★★★★★ - 149 ratingsNews Society & Culture politician government policy policymaker elected official president leader history historian Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For too long, the adverse impacts of climate change have disproportionately burdened poor and underserved communities of color in the US. When COVID-19 hit, we were beset with not only a pandemic, but also an economic downturn, an historic uprising against racial injustice, and a series of massive wildfires and hurricanes. Dr. Adrienne Hollis, the Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, contends these events are interconnected. She joins Mind of State to discuss this syndemic and how it has sparked an unprecedented public reckoning with environmental racism. She also describes the holistic approach it will take to better prepare us for the next perfect storm.
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