Empirical studies demonstrate that the climate crisis
disproportionately harms communities of color, including in terms of
exposure to air pollution, extent of suffering caused by extreme
weather events, food insecurity, and lack of access to clean water.
This discrimination permeates land use, energy production, and
agriculture, contributing both to weak laws and to the placement of
toxic industries next to and in marginalized communities. In the
fifteenth anniversary year of Hurricane Katrina, this symposium will
highlight the connection between past and current discriminatory
practices and the harms of climate change that must be understood in
order to design the solutions necessary in the areas of
environmental protection, access to basic services and resources, and
disaster preparedness and recovery. Speakers: Professor Nadia B.
Ahmad, Barry University School of Law Dr. Virginia Burkett, Chief
Scientist for Climate and Land Use Change, U.S. Geological Survey
Professor Patience Crowder, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Professor Andrea Freeman, University of Hawaii William S. Richardson
School of Law Dr. Tom I. Romero II, University of Denver Sturm College
of Law Professor Catherine Smith, University of Denver Sturm College
of Law Professor Carlton Waterhouse, Howard Law School Professor
Ruqaiijah A. Yearby, St. Louis University School of Law
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