{"podcast":{"title":"The Environmental Justice Lab","slug":"the-environmental-justice-lab-5584826","podcast_index_feed_id":5584826,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5583745/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-environmental-justice-lab--5583745","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1d81314aaba067e726d816b9da4a5403.jpg","author":"Lesley Joseph","episode_count":107,"summary":"Since the dawn of human history, the fight for environmental justice has always been a fight. Water wars between the people of Israel and herdsmen of Gerar in the book of Genesis, Chapter 26. The resistance of Native Americans to the pillaging of their land and resources at the founding of the United States of America. The refusal to allow a hazardous landfill to be built in the Warren County, a predominantly Black community in North Carolina, giving birth to the modern-day environmental justice movement. The struggle for clean water in places like Flint, MI and Newark, NJ and Jackson, MS. The struggle is real and the fight is on-going. And I'm here for it. My name is Dr. Lesley Joseph, a professor, an environmental engineer, and a fighter for environmental justice in our present day. Every other Tuesday, on this podcast, I explore issues related to environmental justice and the ways in which communities of color are impacted. Each episode will discuss a important environmental justice issue or situation and what we can do to fight for change. Let's learn, grow, and fight for a better world together! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-environm…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T22:17:33.969907+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-environmental-justice-lab-5584826"},"episode":{"title":"Pollution, Power, & the Price of Telling the Truth: The Stunning Resignation of Kimberly Terrell of the Tulane Environ. Law Clinic","slug":"pollution-power-the-price-of-telling-the-truth-the-stunning-resignation-of-kimberly-terrell-of-the-tulane-environ-law-clinic","published_at":"2025-06-24T10:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-environmental-justice-lab-5584826/pollution-power-the-price-of-telling-the-truth-the-stunning-resignation-of-kimberly-terrell-of-the-tulane-environ-law-clinic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-environmental-justice-lab-5584826","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pollution-power-the-price-of-telling-the-truth-the-stunning-resignation-of-kimberly-terrell-of-the-tulane-environ-law-clinic--66608833","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/66608833/season_4_ep_12_resignation_of_telc_director.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Environmental Justice Lab, our host, Dr. Lesley Joseph, responds to a deeply troubling development: the resignation of Dr. Kimberly Terrell from the Environmental Law Clinic at Tulane University. A respected environmental scientist, researcher, and advocate, Dr. Terrell left her position as the Director for Community Engagement, citing political and donor-driven censorship, after years of research exposing the disproportionate health dangers experienced by the residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. Dr. Joseph unpacks what this moment means for academic freedom, community-centered research, and the future of environmental justice in the U.S. He draws a clear line between truth-telling and power, asking hard questions about whether universities are still safe havens for critical inquiry, or simply extensions of corporate and political interests. Why are researchers being silenced for revealing the truth about pollution, cancer, and environmental injustice? What happens when scientific evidence threatens the bottom line? And how should the environmental justice research community respond? This episode is both a tribute to Dr. Terrell’s courage and a rallying cry for researchers, activists, and citizens alike to keep fighting. Because justice demands it. Resources: Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research - AP News Research from Dr. Terrell and the Environmental Law Clinic: Air pollution is linked to higher cancer rates among black or impoverished communities in Louisiana - Environmental Research Journal Toxic air pollution and concentrated social deprivation are associated with low birthweight and preterm Birth in Louisiana - Environmental Research Journal Pervasive racial and ethnic disparitie…","meta_description":"In this episode of The Environmental Justice Lab, our host, Dr. Lesley Joseph, responds to a deeply troubling development: the resignation of Dr. Kimberly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-environmental-justice-lab-5584826/episodes/pollution-power-the-price-of-telling-the-truth-the-stunning-resignation-of-kimberly-terrell-of-the-tulane-environ-law-clinic/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-environmental-justice-lab-5584826/pollution-power-the-price-of-telling-the-truth-the-stunning-resignation-of-kimberly-terrell-of-the-tulane-environ-law-clinic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}