Over the course of nearly thirty years, the environmental justice movement haschanged the politics of environmental activism and influenced environmental policy. In the process,it has turned the attention of environmental activists and regulatory agencies to issues ofpollution, toxics, and human health as they affect ordinary people, especially people of color. Thisbook argues that the environmental justice movement has also begun to transform science andengineering. The chapters present case studies of technical experts' encounters with environmentaljustice activists and issues, exploring the transformative potential of these interactions.
Technoscience and Environmental Justice first examines the scientific practicesand identities of technical experts who work with environmental justice organizations, whether bybecoming activists themselves or by sharing scientific information with communities. It then explorescientists' and engineers' activities in such mainstream scientific institutions as regulatoryagencies and universities, where environmental justice concerns have been (partially)institutionalized as a response to environmental justice activism. All of the chapters grapple withthe difficulty of transformation that experts face, but the studies also show how environmentaljustice activism has created opportunities for changing technical practices and, in a few cases, haseven accomplished significant transformations.
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Gwen Ottinger is Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at University of Washington--Bothell. Benjamin Cohen is Assistant Professor at Lafayette College and the author of Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside.
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