The Geoscience of Environmental Justice

This course provides an introduction to environmental science concepts and geologic processes taught in the context of cases of environmental (in)justice in the United States. In addition to scientific learning objectives related to human impacts to the landscape, climate change and contaminant origin and fate, we discuss ethical theories and the economic and historical context throughout the course. Specific topics focus on climate change, food, air pollution, soils, contaminant migration, flooding, groundwater hydrology, sea level rise - all at an accessible, introductory level. This course has a community engagement opportunity.