Agents of Change
@agentschangeej.bsky.social
Fostering diverse and inclusive leaders in environmental health. Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (Director: Dr. Ami Zota) + Environmental Health News (Media Partner).
https://agentsofchangeinej.org/
https://agentsofchangeinej.org/
Communities don’t experience harm one issue at a time — they face pollution, unsafe housing, and economic stress all at once. 🌍⚠️
A new National Academies consensus report finally reflects that reality.
Read about why it matters in our latest Substack 👉https://substack.com/home/post/p-181087850
A new National Academies consensus report finally reflects that reality.
Read about why it matters in our latest Substack 👉https://substack.com/home/post/p-181087850
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Communities don’t experience harm one issue at a time — they face pollution, unsafe housing, and economic stress all at once. 🌍⚠️
A new National Academies consensus report finally reflects that reality.
Read about why it matters in our latest Substack 👉https://substack.com/home/post/p-181087850
A new National Academies consensus report finally reflects that reality.
Read about why it matters in our latest Substack 👉https://substack.com/home/post/p-181087850
Groups like COICA, Pacific Climate Warriors, Pueblo Action Alliance, and so many others aren’t waiting for permission to protect their lands, their water, or their futures.
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Groups like COICA, Pacific Climate Warriors, Pueblo Action Alliance, and so many others aren’t waiting for permission to protect their lands, their water, or their futures.
Big news! 🥁
Dr. @amizota.bsky.social, our founder and director, just received the David P. Rall Award from @apha.org for her trailblazing work on toxic chemicals and health equity. 🌿👏
Here’s to science that protects us all! 💪
Dr. @amizota.bsky.social, our founder and director, just received the David P. Rall Award from @apha.org for her trailblazing work on toxic chemicals and health equity. 🌿👏
Here’s to science that protects us all! 💪
November 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Big news! 🥁
Dr. @amizota.bsky.social, our founder and director, just received the David P. Rall Award from @apha.org for her trailblazing work on toxic chemicals and health equity. 🌿👏
Here’s to science that protects us all! 💪
Dr. @amizota.bsky.social, our founder and director, just received the David P. Rall Award from @apha.org for her trailblazing work on toxic chemicals and health equity. 🌿👏
Here’s to science that protects us all! 💪
✨ The Agents of Change retreat is back! For the 4th year, we gather in Philly to think about environmental health & justice. 🌍💡 #AgentsOfChange
September 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
✨ The Agents of Change retreat is back! For the 4th year, we gather in Philly to think about environmental health & justice. 🌍💡 #AgentsOfChange
NEW PAPER ALERT❗ The Taking Stock study, a collab taking a look into the impacts of beauty products on Black and Latina women in California, just published new results.
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social , @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social , Silent Spring Institute, LA Grit Media and @bwwla.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social , @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social , Silent Spring Institute, LA Grit Media and @bwwla.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
NEW PAPER ALERT❗ The Taking Stock study, a collab taking a look into the impacts of beauty products on Black and Latina women in California, just published new results.
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social , @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social , Silent Spring Institute, LA Grit Media and @bwwla.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social , @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social , Silent Spring Institute, LA Grit Media and @bwwla.bsky.social
🔬 Researchers analyzed urine samples from 70 women for 28 chemicals (like phthalates, parabens, oxybenzone, BPA).
They compared results with each woman’s shopping habits.
They compared results with each woman’s shopping habits.
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🔬 Researchers analyzed urine samples from 70 women for 28 chemicals (like phthalates, parabens, oxybenzone, BPA).
They compared results with each woman’s shopping habits.
They compared results with each woman’s shopping habits.
💄🧴 Choosing safer personal care products can help lower exposure to harmful chemicals.
A new study of Black & Latina women in South LA shows that shopping choices do make a difference. 👇🧵
A new study of Black & Latina women in South LA shows that shopping choices do make a difference. 👇🧵
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
💄🧴 Choosing safer personal care products can help lower exposure to harmful chemicals.
A new study of Black & Latina women in South LA shows that shopping choices do make a difference. 👇🧵
A new study of Black & Latina women in South LA shows that shopping choices do make a difference. 👇🧵
🗣️ Ever pitched an op-ed and heard nothing back?
Join an online roundtable w/ editors from Nature, The Conversation, & Undark to hear what works—and what doesn’t.
🗓️ Sept 25
⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
💻 Online
🔗 Register:
ucla.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔒 This session is exclusively for our AoC fellows.
Join an online roundtable w/ editors from Nature, The Conversation, & Undark to hear what works—and what doesn’t.
🗓️ Sept 25
⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
💻 Online
🔗 Register:
ucla.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔒 This session is exclusively for our AoC fellows.
September 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🗣️ Ever pitched an op-ed and heard nothing back?
Join an online roundtable w/ editors from Nature, The Conversation, & Undark to hear what works—and what doesn’t.
🗓️ Sept 25
⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
💻 Online
🔗 Register:
ucla.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔒 This session is exclusively for our AoC fellows.
Join an online roundtable w/ editors from Nature, The Conversation, & Undark to hear what works—and what doesn’t.
🗓️ Sept 25
⏰ 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
💻 Online
🔗 Register:
ucla.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔒 This session is exclusively for our AoC fellows.
And for Diné/Navajo families, the inequity is even more staggering: they’re 67x more likely to live without clean water than other Americans.
September 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And for Diné/Navajo families, the inequity is even more staggering: they’re 67x more likely to live without clean water than other Americans.
September 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🧵 Washington just made cosmetic history 🚨❗ It became the first state in the US to ban ALL formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics—like skin creams, styling gels, even lash glue. Here's why it matters 💅
September 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🧵 Washington just made cosmetic history 🚨❗ It became the first state in the US to ban ALL formaldehyde-releasing chemicals in cosmetics—like skin creams, styling gels, even lash glue. Here's why it matters 💅
✨ 📸 🌟 Our Agents of Change might not be selling out stadiums around the world, but they sure had a hectic week during #ISEEISES2025!
It was inspiring to be surrounded by colleagues to and connect and build new collaborations around environmental health and justice.
It was inspiring to be surrounded by colleagues to and connect and build new collaborations around environmental health and justice.
August 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
✨ 📸 🌟 Our Agents of Change might not be selling out stadiums around the world, but they sure had a hectic week during #ISEEISES2025!
It was inspiring to be surrounded by colleagues to and connect and build new collaborations around environmental health and justice.
It was inspiring to be surrounded by colleagues to and connect and build new collaborations around environmental health and justice.
If you're attending #ISEEISES2025, make sure to join MyDzung T. Chu for her talk later today!
August 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If you're attending #ISEEISES2025, make sure to join MyDzung T. Chu for her talk later today!
Have you read our first Substack yet? if you haven't, here's the main take away of why our program (and newsletter!) is changing! If you want to learn more, read the full entry here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
August 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Have you read our first Substack yet? if you haven't, here's the main take away of why our program (and newsletter!) is changing! If you want to learn more, read the full entry here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
The International Science Council, at @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, brings together 250 international scientific unions, organizations, academies and research councils on a wide array of topics, including plastic pollution and the #PlasticsTreaty.
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The International Science Council, at @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, brings together 250 international scientific unions, organizations, academies and research councils on a wide array of topics, including plastic pollution and the #PlasticsTreaty.
Frankie Orona, at @frankie_orona and @societyofnativenations on instagram, is actively centering perspectives of Indigenous priorities in the #PlasticsTreaty.
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Frankie Orona, at @frankie_orona and @societyofnativenations on instagram, is actively centering perspectives of Indigenous priorities in the #PlasticsTreaty.
The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty, at @scientistscoa.bsky.social, aims to bring the best science on plastic pollution to those involved in the #PlasticsTreaty Negotiations and to the general public.
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty, at @scientistscoa.bsky.social, aims to bring the best science on plastic pollution to those involved in the #PlasticsTreaty Negotiations and to the general public.
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP), at @globalrec.bsky.social , represents more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries advocating for a just & binding #PlasticsTreaty.
August 13, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The International Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP), at @globalrec.bsky.social , represents more than 460,000 workers across 34 countries advocating for a just & binding #PlasticsTreaty.
The stakes have never been higher. So we decided it was time to deepen our work and reinvest in our existing community with the Fellows in Residence Program.
August 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The stakes have never been higher. So we decided it was time to deepen our work and reinvest in our existing community with the Fellows in Residence Program.
A 🧵on why our fellowship is changing.
In the first five years, we’ve achieved so much:
🧑🏾🔬👩🏿🔬👨🏽🔬We have trained 57 fellows from 30 U.S. cities
✍️📝We have published 62 essays that have reached 1.7 million readers
🎧🎤Our podcast has reached more than 80,000 listeners annually across platforms.
In the first five years, we’ve achieved so much:
🧑🏾🔬👩🏿🔬👨🏽🔬We have trained 57 fellows from 30 U.S. cities
✍️📝We have published 62 essays that have reached 1.7 million readers
🎧🎤Our podcast has reached more than 80,000 listeners annually across platforms.
August 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A 🧵on why our fellowship is changing.
In the first five years, we’ve achieved so much:
🧑🏾🔬👩🏿🔬👨🏽🔬We have trained 57 fellows from 30 U.S. cities
✍️📝We have published 62 essays that have reached 1.7 million readers
🎧🎤Our podcast has reached more than 80,000 listeners annually across platforms.
In the first five years, we’ve achieved so much:
🧑🏾🔬👩🏿🔬👨🏽🔬We have trained 57 fellows from 30 U.S. cities
✍️📝We have published 62 essays that have reached 1.7 million readers
🎧🎤Our podcast has reached more than 80,000 listeners annually across platforms.
We reimagined our fellowship. Read our first Substack post to learn more about this change: shorturl.at/iCUeZ
August 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We reimagined our fellowship. Read our first Substack post to learn more about this change: shorturl.at/iCUeZ
🗣‼️💯 May we have your attention please 🗣‼️💯
Next week, we'll be re-launching our newsletter on Substack. Make sure to follow us to get the latest from our fellows and alumni in an easier to read, easier to share format!
Here to subscribe: shorturl.at/AdQon
Next week, we'll be re-launching our newsletter on Substack. Make sure to follow us to get the latest from our fellows and alumni in an easier to read, easier to share format!
Here to subscribe: shorturl.at/AdQon
July 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🗣‼️💯 May we have your attention please 🗣‼️💯
Next week, we'll be re-launching our newsletter on Substack. Make sure to follow us to get the latest from our fellows and alumni in an easier to read, easier to share format!
Here to subscribe: shorturl.at/AdQon
Next week, we'll be re-launching our newsletter on Substack. Make sure to follow us to get the latest from our fellows and alumni in an easier to read, easier to share format!
Here to subscribe: shorturl.at/AdQon
🚨Big news from AoC! 🚨
We’re moving our newsletter to Substack! You'll still get all the latest from our fellows and alumni—new publications, upcoming events, and fellow spotlights—but now it’s easier to read, share, and engage. Sign up here:
agentsofchangeprogram.substack.com?r=5kst1t&utm...
We’re moving our newsletter to Substack! You'll still get all the latest from our fellows and alumni—new publications, upcoming events, and fellow spotlights—but now it’s easier to read, share, and engage. Sign up here:
agentsofchangeprogram.substack.com?r=5kst1t&utm...
June 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨Big news from AoC! 🚨
We’re moving our newsletter to Substack! You'll still get all the latest from our fellows and alumni—new publications, upcoming events, and fellow spotlights—but now it’s easier to read, share, and engage. Sign up here:
agentsofchangeprogram.substack.com?r=5kst1t&utm...
We’re moving our newsletter to Substack! You'll still get all the latest from our fellows and alumni—new publications, upcoming events, and fellow spotlights—but now it’s easier to read, share, and engage. Sign up here:
agentsofchangeprogram.substack.com?r=5kst1t&utm...
READ: @timisneat.bsky.social, assistant professor at California State University, Channel Islands, writes about putting communities at the heart of plastic pollution initiatives in our latest essay with @ehnewsroom.bsky.social. Read it here: ehn.org/communities-...
February 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
READ: @timisneat.bsky.social, assistant professor at California State University, Channel Islands, writes about putting communities at the heart of plastic pollution initiatives in our latest essay with @ehnewsroom.bsky.social. Read it here: ehn.org/communities-...
READ: @lauramardiaz.bsky.social, current fellow and PhD candidate, writes about why funding for the environmental justice movement must be anti-racist in our latest essay with
@ehnewsroom.bsky.social. Read it here: ehn.org/environmenta...
@ehnewsroom.bsky.social. Read it here: ehn.org/environmenta...
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
READ: @lauramardiaz.bsky.social, current fellow and PhD candidate, writes about why funding for the environmental justice movement must be anti-racist in our latest essay with
@ehnewsroom.bsky.social. Read it here: ehn.org/environmenta...
@ehnewsroom.bsky.social. Read it here: ehn.org/environmenta...