Fighting for Environmental Fairness in San Antonio, with Char Miller

Published: Oct. 16, 2021, midnight

b'In this week\\u2019s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Char Miller, a professor at Pomona College and a senior fellow at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation. Miller recently published a book called \\u201cWest Side Rising: How San Antonio\\u2019s 1921 Flood Devastated a City and Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement.\\u201d It\\u2019s a fascinating look back at how decades of environmental discrimination led to a new type of organizing and activism among the city\\u2019s residents, even before the term \\u201cenvironmental justice\\u201d was widely used. Miller explores the history of this movement and how it has blossomed over time to shape the politics and policies of today and tomorrow.\\n\\nReferences and recommendations:\\n\\n\\u201cWest Side Rising: How San Antonio\\u2019s 1921 Flood Devastated a City and Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement\\u201d by Char Miller; https://tupress.org/9781595349385/west-side-rising/'