A child of an educator and a wildlife biologist, Taylor Morton spent their childhood in the outdoors of South Carolina, where they fell in love with nature, and watched their dad dap up the few other Black families on the trails. Taylor’s passion evolved into a pursuit of justice as Director of Environmental Health and Education at WE ACT for Environmental Justice in New York City. We talk with them about bears, climate change, and holding elected officials accountable.
SHOW NOTES
Sources for news segment:
-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/us/texas-deaths-winter-storm.html
-https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/texas-power-outages-ercot/
-https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/02/19/ercot-ceo-bill-magness-texas-power-outages-storm-camerota-newday-vpx.cnn
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-https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Why-does-Texas-have-its-own-power-grid-15958412.php
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-texas-power-insight-idUSKBN2AL00N
Casa Marianella: An Austin-based organization aiding immigrant families by providing shelter, medical resources, food, clothing and more.
-https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/02/17/hud-toxic-superfund/
Austin Area Urban League: https://aaul.org/our-history
Robert Wood Johnson: Life Expectancy by Zip Code
https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/interactives/whereyouliveaffectshowlongyoulive.html
