Highlights • Work continues to be an important source of lead in the home of construction workers. • Overlapping vulnerabilities affect lead dust concentrations in workers’ homes. • Prevention efforts are needed to stop lead going from work to home. Lead is a known reproductive, developmental, and neurological toxicant. Workers with a high likelihood of being exposed to lead at work may inadvertently transport lead home from work, known as…
U-M, community partners tackle energy insecurity in three Detroit neighborhoods
Some Detroiters spend up to 30% of their monthly income on home energy bills, a sky-high rate that places the city among the Top 10 nationally in a category that researchers call household energy burden. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the situation, adding financial challenges that make it increasingly difficult for many low- and moderate-income residents to pay their utility bills. A new University of Michigan-led project, in partnership…
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UMD study finds COVID-19 is highest in DC’s Black communities and low-income areas
Days after Washington, D.C., issued a stay-at-home order to contain the spread of the coronavirus this summer, University of Maryland architecture professor Ming Hu pored over data about energy efficiency in the city’s localities. On a whim, Hu decided to place the city’s energy efficiency maps next to its coronavirus case map — and what she found was an unusual link between areas with housing that had low energy efficiency…
US set to exit Paris climate accord: U-M experts can discuss
With the United States set to exit the Paris climate agreement Nov. 4, there’s a lot at stake in today’s presidential election. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the significance of this moment and how the election outcome could shape the international effort to reduce carbon pollution and control global warming. Tony Reames is an assistant professor of energy justice at the School for Environment and Sustainability and…
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A call for authentic Black engagement in the academy and beyond
Efforts to eliminate anti-Black racism in academia must go far beyond superficial ticking of boxes. The academic community must create conditions for authentic, not tokenistic, Black engagement, argues JPB Fellow Tony Reames. During the summer of 2020, the streets of cities and towns across America, and even the world, filled with protesters demanding justice for the state-sanctioned murders of Black Americans, most recently George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. At the…
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Environmental Justice and Oil & Gas Development in Colorado
Dr. Dickinson is an expert in environmental economics studying human response to environmental health risks. Her projects range across the globe from studying malaria in Tanzania, sanitation in India and cooking practices in Ghana. Dr. Dickinson’s studies of human responses to natural hazards such as wildfires and vector borne disease risks are especially relevant in these times. Her recent work studies the effect of Colorado oil and gas regulation changes…
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MEET A LEAF: MARCCUS HENDRICKS
Dr. Marccus D. Hendricks, Ph.D., MPH is an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Planning and the Director of Stormwater Infrastructure Resilience and Justice (SIRJ) Lab in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the University of Maryland – College Park, MD. Read more about JPB Fellow Marccus D. Hendricks and his research.
Democratizing Environmental Data Event on Oct.22nd
Democratizing Environmental Data: Panel Discussion & Report Release On Thursday, October 22nd, from 6:00-7:30 pm EST, join the Environmental Enforcement Watch team, activists, scientists, policy makers, and more for a discussion on the need for transparency in federal environmental data and how to build more just data infrastructures. We’ll show, for the first time, how well environmental laws are being followed and enforced in the congressional districts of representatives who…
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Case-comparison study protocol for gauging effects of neighbourhood trends and sickness: examining the perceptions of transit-Induced gentrification in Prince George’s County
Introduction Impoverished neighbourhoods and communities of colour often bear the brunt of unintended transit-oriented development (TOD) impacts. These impacts have been known to come in the form of transit-induced gentrification (TIG), a socioeconomic by-product of TOD defined as a phenomenon that occurs when the provision of transit service, particularly light rail transit (LRT), ‘up-scales’ nearby neighbourhood(s) and displaces existing residents. Consequently, TIG or even the perception of TIG can impact…
2020-2021 Colloquium Series: “Racism, Disparities, and Environmental Health”
Please reserve the following times on your calendar for the Harvard Chan NIEHS Center 2020-2021 Colloquium Series: Racism, Disparities, and Environmental Health. Senior Fellow Diana Hernandez will present on Oct. 14th. Read more.