Research spotlight: Harnessing community and technology for equitable environmental policy

A collaborative research project, led by iSchool Assistant Professor Corey Jackson and Department of Life Sciences Communication Assistant Professor Kaiping Chen, is creating multi-stakeholder dialogues in the Greater Madison area to combat environmental injustice locally. The work is connecting local governments, Black and Latinx community members, the university, and local nonprofit organizations in a web of mutually beneficial relationships. And the end goals are clear: to better understand how Black and Latinx residents experience environmental harms, and to empower them with the capacity to co-create policies that reduce environmental injustice. Read the full story online.