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Tainted: Air Quality Monitoring and the Safety of Farmworkers in Wildfire Mandatory Evacuation Zones
This webinar, moderated by Michael Mendez, assistant professor of urban planning and public policy, features findings from a new study that examines farmworkers’ exposure to hazardous air quality during extreme wildfire events. Panelists include experts on policy analysis, atmospheric sciences, and farmworker labor advocacy.
This webinar features findings from a new study that examines farmworkers’ exposure to hazardous air quality during extreme wildfire events. Panelists include experts on policy analysis, atmospheric sciences, and farmworker labor advocacy.
Moderator:
Michael Méndez
Assistant professor of urban planning and public policy, UC Irvine
Scientific Panel:
Rebecca Hornbrook
Project scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Rebecca Buchholz
Project scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Carlo Chunga Pizarro
Ph.D. student, UC Irvine
Farmworker Advocacy Discussants:
Max Bell Alper, executive director of North Bay Jobs with Justice
Anayeli Guzman, worker organizer leader
Participating Institutions:
UC Irvine School of Social Ecology
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
North Bay Jobs with Justice
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