Episode Notes: Environment Injustice As Usual During Pandemic
Added 2020-07-02 15:05:11 +0000 UTCFeaturing grassroots environmental organizers Cindy Donis and Laura Cortez from East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice Watch / Listen
Description: The skies over Los Angeles may be bluer thanks to the Covid 19 slow-down, but the impact of environmental racism on low income people of color persists. According to a recent Harvard study, where people have been exposed to even slightly higher levels of air pollution the Covid-19 death rate is significantly higher. Nevertheless, the EPA has rolled back its enforcement of pollution regulations. In this episode, Laura speaks with grassroots environmental organizers Cindy Donis and Laura Cortez from East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice. They're on the front line of the struggle to organize their communities in the face of polluting industries and now Covid-19.
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Guest Bio:
Cindy Donis, Community Organizer, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Laura Cortez, Community Organizer, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Featured ‘Music in the Middle’ of the Podcast:
Music in the Middle: “Conviction” by David Florio, from his album Italy Is a Strange Place, courtesy of Irma Records. More information
