Community Forum at Davis Elementary - APR 4 6:00PM
- Community forum about the role and impact of the industrial corridor on soil contamination, air pollution, and the health of the community
- Leonel is presenting on things that Dr.
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.
Picture of compensation being handed out to affected victims. Source: Viet Nam News.
This photo shows the main part of Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa's steel mill in Ky Anh district, in the central coastal province of Ha Tinh, Dec. 3, 2015. Source: Radio Free Asia.
Independent media coverage on compensation in the Formosa Disaster.
Independent media coverage on compensation for the Formosa Disaster in Vietnam's Central Coast.
A GoogleDoc link to a bibliogrpahy about PFAS in Santa Ana and community-led responses