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GCSC Seminar: Promoting Environmentally Responsible Behavior

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

FASB room 295 To attend online, register: https://utah.zoom.us/j/98492126188?pwd=MFhaNkZsNGNrSi93K29nbXIzWkIyUT09 Abstract: Change to address the climate crisis in socially just ways requires integrated action at both collective and individual levels. The connections between beliefs, values and behavior are complex, so promoting environmentally responsible behavior involves far more than educating people about climate change, as a wide variety of […]

GCSC Seminar: Thure Cerling “From the illegal ivory trade to nuclear waste – an improbable journey by an accidental geologist”

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

FASB 295 and on Zoom. To participate via Zoom, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcscOurrjMpHdQY-6L81WvBK0jX8N1oKElI "From the illegal ivory trade to nuclear waste – an improbable journey by an accidental geologist" Abstract: Sometimes science questions seem to choose us. In this talk I will discuss my involvement in problems related to nuclear waste, the illegal wildlife trade, and […]

Faculty Think Tank – Environmental Justice

College of Law 6th floor Flynn Faculty Workshop Room

College of Law 6th floor Flynn faculty room Register to attend https://stage.environment.umc.utah.edu/think/ (This is a faculty only event - students may not attend.)

GCSC Seminar: Ruhan Nagra “Using Interdisciplinary, Multimodal Advocacy to Advance Environmental Justice in Louisiana”

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

FASB 295 and online. To participate via Zoom, register at: https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvdOmpqD0vGtCRHWDdpox9LMzS3YMJ0lZZ Using two case studies of ongoing environmental justice struggles in Louisiana, this talk will focus on how advocates can work in partnership with affected communities to advance environmental justice (EJ). Given the limitations of the law and legal tools in the EJ context, EJ […]