Environmental Equity and Justice
Recognizing the ways that less-privileged communities, frontline communities and communities-of-color have been disproportionately harmed by environmental pollution and granted limited access to environmental goods and services, our projects direct attention to the need for more equitable and just solutions.
Tracking Activism and Resistance at the No Kings Day of Action
Over the past 6 months, protesters have flooded the streets across the country to voice their concerns about the Trump Administration and its policies. Multiple large-scale, coordinated days of action organized by groups such as Indivisible and more informal networks like 50501 movement have taken place. The most recent day of action was called No […]
CECE Post Doc Shares Insights on Upcoming Hurricane Risks to Latino Communities
Dr. Julie A. González, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at CECE, was interviewed by journalist Johani Ponce for a series of Spanish-language news outlets covering the 2025 hurricane season and its impact on Latino communities across the U.S. In these interviews, Dr. González explained how federal funding cuts, lack of language access, rising living costs, and […]
Event Recap: Maternal & Child Health in a Dangerous Climate
Moms Clean Air Force, EcoMadres, and The 19th hosted “Maternal & Child Health in a Dangerous Climate,” a forum addressing the link between environmental hazards and maternal health disparities for women of color. Experts highlighted how air pollution, extreme heat, and toxic plastic exposure are not just environmental issues but direct threats to maternal and […]
CECE Post Doc Speaks on Health Risks from Pollution and Effects on Vulnerable Communities
Dr. Julie A. González, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at American University’s Center for Environment, Community, and Equity (CECE), appeared on Telemundo’s Planeta Tierra in a coast-to-coast news segment to discuss the critical public health impacts of air pollution on vulnerable communities. During the segment, Dr. González explained how recent environmental rollbacks threaten clean air protections, […]
What We Lose When America Loses AmeriCorps
Click here to read CECE Director, Dr. Dana R. Fisher‘s recent commentary in Rolling Stone about losing AmeriCorps and the effects it could have on federal workforce development and community response to disasters.
CECE Researchers Survey Rallies as Action Grows Around the Country
As demonstrations have become more commonplace in Washington, DC, CECE has deployed teams of researchers to many of the larger rallies to document trends in activism and civic engagement. To date, we have collected data at the People’s March in January, the Stand Up for Science Rally in March, and the HandsOff Rally in April. […]
Cosequences of Environmental Rollbacks Will Have a Wide Range of Impacts
Dr. Julie A. González, Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow at CECE, was interviewed by La Opinión, Los Angeles’ leading Spanish-language news outlet, to discuss the consequences of recent environmental policy rollbacks under the current administration. The conversation highlighted how weakened protections exacerbate environmental injustices in Latino communities, while also threatening national public health infrastructure and economic […]
[Recap] CECE Colloquium Series – Activism and Social Movements
On Monday, March 31st CECE’s Director Dana Fisher was joined by SOC’s Rosalind Donald for the final CECE colloquium of the semester. Fisher and Donald focused the discussion on their work related to activism and social movements. Fisher presented on her newest research, which focuses on protests. She is particularly interested in what factors are driving people to protests […]
CECE Director talks activism and social movements on Factually!
Dr. Dana Fisher, CECE Director, returned to Factually! to talk with Adam Conover about how to resist in the current moment and build the kind of movements that we need to protect our democracy. Click here to watch the full episode. You can listen here or on other podcast platforms. To find out more about […]
[Recap] EcoMadres Webinar: Climate Displacement & Wildfires
Dr. Julie A. González, CECE Post Doctoral Fellow, was a guest speaker in the EcoMadres Webinar on Climate Displacement & Wildfires, a discussion on how climate disasters, particularly wildfires, impact vulnerable communities. Hosted by EcoMadres, the event brought together researchers, advocates, and community leaders to examine the long-term health, economic, and social effects of wildfires, […]
[Recap] CECE Colloquium Series – Energy Justice
On Monday, February 24th CECE’s Abeer Al-Eryani was joined by SOC’s Maya Livio for the first CECE colloquium of the semester. Al-Eryani and Livio focused the discussion on their work related to energy justice. Livio presented on her newest research, which focuses on the impacts of data energy centers. She is particularly interested in mapping […]
What is Energy Justice?
Most people are familiar with the term “environmental justice,” a concept with a long history of social activism, policy frameworks, and academic research. But “energy justice” often evokes puzzled reactions. While energy justice intersects with environmental justice on multiple fronts it has distinct features that differentiate it. How is it different from Environmental and Climate […]
Environmental Equity and Justice Experts
Abeer Y Al-Eryani
Energy Transition Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Environment, Community, & Equity
Robert Albro
Research Associate Professor, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
Michael Alonzo
Associate Professor, Environmental Science
Valentina Aquila
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Science
David Bartlett
Senior Professorial Lecturer, Department of Management
Kristine Beran
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science
Robin Broad
Research Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Jenn Brown
Program Manager, Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
Lauren Carruth
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Environment, Development & Health
Ernesto Castañeda
Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
C. Anne Claus
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Ken Conca
Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Nicole Darnall
Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod Eminent Scholar Chair in Sustainability
Rosalind Donald
Assistant Professor, Public Communication
Todd Eisenstadt
Research Director, Center for Environmental Policy
Larry Engel
Associate Director Center for Environmental Filmmaking
Dana R. Fisher
Director, Center for Environment, Community, & Equity
Scott Freeman
Senior Lecturer, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Julie A. Gonzalez
Environmental Justice Postdoctoral Fellow, CECE
Garrett Graddy-Lovelace
Provost Associate Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Edward Guetti
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Religion
David Hunter
Professor of Law, WCL Program on Environmental and Energy Law
Sarah Iverson
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Kyra Jones
Operations Manager
Victoria Kiechel
Senior Professorial Lecturer, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Chelsea Koch
Assistant Professor, Arctic Ecogeochemistry Lab/Department of Environmental Science Assistant Professor, Arctic Ecogeochemistry Lab/Department of Environmental Science
Maya Livio
Assistant Professor, Climate, Environmental Justice, Media and Communication
Marquise McGraw
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Public Administration and Policy
Magnolia Mead
CECE Fellow & Research Assistant
Gabriella Meltzer
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science and Health Studies
Sara Nawaz
Director of Research, Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal
Simon Nicholson
Co-Director of the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy
Jennifer Oetzel
Research Professor, Department of Management
Marcos A. Orellana
Director, Global Toxics and Human Rights Project
Angela Pashayan
Professorial Lecturer, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Claudia Persico
Associate Professor, Public Administration and Policy
Natalia Piland
CECE Collaborating Researcher, Interdisciplinary Scientist
Malini Ranganathan
Associate Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Jesse Ribot
Professor, Department of Environment, Development, and Health
Ezra Rosser
Professor of Law, WCL Program on Environmental and Energy Law
Thurka Sangaramoorthy
Professor, Department of Anthropology
William John Snape, III
Professor and Director, WCL Program on Environmental and Energy Law
Maggie B. Stogner
Executive Director, Center For Environmental Filmmaking
David J. Vázquez
Associate Professor, Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies
Paul Yoo
Assistant Professor, Finance