By examining how race and power structures influence infrastructure and environmental policies, critical race theory (CRT) sheds light on the roots of environmental injustice and paves the way for solutions that promote a cleaner, more equitable future for all, say Keon L. Gilbert and Calvin Bell.
In a new commentary, they provide a brief history of environmental justice and environmental racism and explain how CRT can be a remedy to past wrongs.
Over 100,000 Americans die of drug overdoses annually. On The Killing Drugs, host Vanda Felbab-Brown and leading experts unpack the devastating synthetic opioid crisis to find policies that can save lives in the United States and around the world.
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