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Avoiding harmful phthalates (what microplastics are made of) is a task that often falls to individual consumers; limiting exposure will depend on their knowledge of the problem, and their ability to choose where they live and work and what they buy and consume. So, who gets to choose health and safety, and who does not?
Changing the Media Environment to Protect Climate Activists
Activists are forced to spend an enormous amount of time and effort dodging attacks, correcting misinformation, and developing strategies to protect themselves from harm and misrepresentation in this unjust media environment.
Episode 202: The Fight for Climate Justice
In this 2020 episode, Dr. Fernando Tormos-Aponte discusses where climate organizing stands, how some organizers are focusing on justice and equity in their work, and how this is all playing out in Puerto Rico after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
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