
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Everyone has the right to a clean environment — but major disparities exist when it comes to who faces the consequences of pollution. Environmental justice leader Peggy Shepard points to the disproportionate impact that hazardous environmental conditions have on Black, brown and Indigenous communities and challenges us to build a truly equitable future that turns "sacrifice zones" — where community health is sacrificed for the sake of development — into "green zones" that redress the legacy of pollution and harmful policies.
For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4.5
8888 ratings
Everyone has the right to a clean environment — but major disparities exist when it comes to who faces the consequences of pollution. Environmental justice leader Peggy Shepard points to the disproportionate impact that hazardous environmental conditions have on Black, brown and Indigenous communities and challenges us to build a truly equitable future that turns "sacrifice zones" — where community health is sacrificed for the sake of development — into "green zones" that redress the legacy of pollution and harmful policies.
For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11,196 Listeners
564 Listeners
1,222 Listeners
1,108 Listeners
485 Listeners
1,427 Listeners
768 Listeners
697 Listeners
408 Listeners
21,977 Listeners
650 Listeners
1,414 Listeners
9,177 Listeners
1,251 Listeners
584 Listeners
1,497 Listeners
2,026 Listeners
461 Listeners
297 Listeners
76 Listeners
171 Listeners
1,379 Listeners
1,471 Listeners
209 Listeners
80 Listeners
211 Listeners
150 Listeners
14 Listeners
46 Listeners
4 Listeners