The EPA selected the Pollution to Prosperity: Tackling Landfill Impacts for a Thriving Future project from the University of Richmond as the Third Place Phase 2 winner.
The Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students’ Phase 2 winners were announced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its co-sponsors, American Public Health Association, EPIC-N, Environmental Defense Fund, Environmental Justice journal, and Groundwork USA.
The winning teams of Environmental Justice Video Challenge were made up of university students and members of neighbourhood community organisations. They collaborated to create plans for enhancing local capacity to deal with a pressing environmental justice issue.
This competition provides a prime instance of how community organisations and environmental justice activists can work together just to develop innovative solutions to environmental and public health problems.
The efforts of each team have inspired Chris Frey, assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Research and Development, who is eager to pave the way for ongoing community capacity building to safeguard public health and the environment.
As part of Phase 1, college students created videos showcasing original approaches to identifying and describing an environmental justice issue in a locality using data and tools that are openly available.
The students’ collaborative work in Phase 2 with neighbourhood community organisations was focused on the environmental justice issue identified in Phase 1 to develop a community capacity building strategy and an accompanying video that exemplifies successful community engagement and advocacy.
The EPA selected the Pollution to Prosperity: Tackling Landfill Impacts for a Thriving Future project from the University of Richmond as the Third Place Phase 2 winner.
The United States federal government’s independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in charge of environmental protection issues.
Michael S. Regan is the current administrator; he was chosen by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The EPA has 27 laboratories, regional offices in each of its ten regions, and its main office in Washington, D.C.
The EPA’s workforce is composed of engineers, scientists, environmental protection specialists, legal, public affairs, financial, and information technology professionals. Many environmental and public health organisations support the agency, believing it is making the world a better place.