Lauren's guest is Peggy Shepard, co-founder and executive director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Peggy has long history of organizing and engaging Northern Manhattan residents in community-based planning and campaigns to address environmental protection and environmental health policy locally and nationally.

Read more about WE ACT for Environmental Justice at https://www.weact.org/

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-environmental-justice-and-public-health-a-conversation-with-peggy-shepard/

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