OPB: UO’s new institute fighting the common roots of racial and environmental injustice

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/03/07/university-of-oregon-environmentalism-debate-racial-injustice/

2020 was a year when many of our society’s problems became impossible to ignore. The summer of protests for racial justice led to more frank and public discussions about Oregon’s racist history, and September’s wildfires burned 1.6 million acres, illustrating the increasing urgency of climate change.

But an increasing number of academics, environmentalists and activists are asserting that these aren’t two disconnected issues; that they’re intertwined, with common roots in the same societal forces […]

Around the O: New grant will create an institute for racial and climate justice

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/new-grant-will-create-institute-racial-and-climate-justice

The University of Oregon has received a $4.52 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a new initiative envisioning a transformative research platform for racial and climate justice. It is the largest humanities award in UO history […]