While local zoning codes and land use policies historically have been tools for segregating people and concentrating pollution in low-income communities and communities of color, community-based advocacy can transform these same tools into means for addressing cumulative burdens borne by environmental justice communities.

Join us for an online Brown Bag with our very own Ana Baptista to learn more about the racist history of zoning and land use practices in the US as well as some more recent approaches for adopting EJ in local planning and zoning laws that have been promoted by EJ groups across the country.

Want to learn more right away? Take a look at TEDC's report Local Policies for Environmental Justice: A National Scan.

Presented by EPSM and Tishman Environment and Design Center.