Giving Compass' Take:
- More universities are championing models that tap community organizations to collaborate on environmental justice initiatives.
- What can donors do to help strengthen the longevity of these partnerships?
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“Our climate scientists are great at science, but not good translators when it comes to taking that data to people,” he said. “We need the principle of environmental justice embedded in our climate policies. The overarching principle is that the people who are most impacted must speak for themselves and must be in those rooms and at those tables when decisions are being made about their lives.”
“It’s a mutual respect,” Murray said of the relationship between her group and the Texas Southern researchers. “You have to have a partner that respects the ideas you are bringing to the table and also allows you to grow.”
Read the full article about environmental justice by Anya Kamenetz at The Hechinger Report .