Episode 150: Environmental Justice

For today’s episode, Tyrell and Daphne explore the topic of environmental racism by interviewing Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover, the founder of EcoGreenQueen and a social-ecological systems scientist who studies the interactions between urban green spaces, environmental justice, and planning. During the conversation, they discuss Dr. Hoover’s research on green infrastructure (28:00) as well as environmental justice (33:27) and environmental racism (37:50). They then have a discussion about the unique environmental issues impacting the Black community (41:10), barriers to environmental justice (46:45), and Dr. Hoover’s perspective on how various politicians have approached environmental justice issues (57:15). They close the episode by highlighting how everyday people can engage with environmental justice issues (1:02:38) and learning more about Dr. Hoover’s organization, EcoGreenQueen(1:11:00). 

Other Topics Include 

00:30 – Catch Up with Tyrell and Daphne

05:45 – BhD “Oh Lawd” News 

21:45 – Introduction of the Topic

24:55 – Learn More About Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover

1:19:58 – Tyrell and Daphne Reflect on the Interview

Resources: 

• Twitter and Instagram – @EcoGreenQueen 
• EcoGreenQueen website – https://ecogreenqueen.co 
• BhD Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/bhdpodcast 
• SisterLove – https://www.sisterlove.org/support-us 
• Tucker Carlson apologized on-air for making a false accusation of voter fraud in Georgia – https://www.businessinsider.com/tucker-carlson-fox-news-georgia-voter-fraud-agnes-blalock-election-2020-11 
• California school board president resigns after wife’s racist tweets about Kamala Harris surface – https://thehill.com/homenews/525334-california-school-board-president-resigns-after-wifes-racist-tweets-about-kamala
• Alabama police captain on social media about Biden voters: ‘Put a bullet in their skull’ – https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-police-chief-on-social-media-about-biden-voters-put-a-bullet-in-their-skull 
• Kentucky AG Joins Lawsuit in Pennsylvania Election Case – https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/kentucky/articles/2020-11-09/kentucky-ag-joins-lawsuit-in-pennsylvania-election-case 
• UPS allows employees to wear natural Black hairstyles and beards – https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/12/ups-allows-employees-have-natural-black-hairstyles-and-facial-hair/6262112002/ 
• New York City will send mental health teams instead of police to respond to some 911 calls – https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/us/new-york-city-mental-health-911-trnd/index.html 
• Physician predicts ‘unprecedented surge’ in US Covid-19 cases after Thanksgiving – https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/14/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html