S2019 E1: Freedom to Breathe Ep. 1: Social Justice is Climate Justice
For residents of the Texan city of Port Arthur, living next to the country's largest oil refinery has imposed severe health impacts onto the majority Black/Latino community. This is only one example of environmental racism that low-income communities of color face. For residents in the area, they are not just fighting climate change, they're fighting for their "Freedom to Breathe."
0:05:43 | AIRED: 10/21/2019 |
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Peril and Promise
Freedom to Breathe Ep. 1: Social Justice is Climate Justice
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Peril and Promise
While climate change encompasses the potential for devastating consequences, it also has the potential to foster a new era of scientific innovation, clean energy technologies, and creative policy solutions. Peril and Promise is an initiative from WNET in New York reporting on the human stories of climate change.
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