environmental justice

Interdisciplinary researchers will examine impacts on overburdened communities

UCI historian Juan Manuel Rubio partners with environmental justice groups on research

Newkirk Center fellowship program teaches interdisciplinary graduate students a more collaborative, inclusive way to engage with groups they study

Impacts are most pronounced in Southern California’s low-income communities

California’s wildfire burn area has increased by more than 23,000 acres per year over the past two decades, and the number of people who have been adversely affected has nearly doubled. In a paper published recently in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, UCI researchers show that elderly and low-income residents have […]

Michael Méndez honored for writings on the equity and justice dimensions of climate policy

Michael Méndez talks about the crucial years of the environmental justice movement