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I hope to be involved in projects that aim to gather scientific evidence to inform environmental decision making and advocate for greater equity and justice in environmental governance. Through this work, I hope to learn the skills needed to engage in community based research and leverage community knowledge as expert knowledge. In my department, things are often siloed and issues are only seen through one perspective. I really want to gain more experience in collaborating with a wide array of stakeholders to come up with approaches to mitigate the environmental injustices experienced in under-resourced communities.

Making sure that damaged items from the storm are cut down or demolished just in case. 

This affected the living conditions and lifestyls of many people who were attacked and destroyed by hurricane Sandy. 

The Lack of other helping out, and major companies not helping the community unless they are forced to. 

Vunerability is when the houses an buildngs are being consumed by debree and water hat could damage the property. The resilience is putting sandbags, reducing the water damage of the building, and planning ahead to stop future floodings. 

This gives the companies a bad rap and the communities near the chemical harm.