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PODCAST | Hand in Hand: Science and Environmental Justice

Reshmina William

As science and technology progress, so do the many impacts of those advances on communities. Veronica Eady, Senior Deputy Executive Officer of Policy and Equity at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and a lifetime advocate for environmental justice, aptly states, “science and justice go hand in hand.” Join Eady and host Reshmina William as they discuss the vital role of science in advocacy, the value of tenacity, and the role of J40 in putting power back in the hands of communities.

Guest

Veronica Eady, J.D.; Senior Deputy Executive Officer of Policy and Equity at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Host 

Reshmina William, Ph.D., Civil Engineer; 2022-23 Executive Branch Fellow at the Department of Energy; 2021-22 Judicial Branch Fellow; Twitter: @ReshminaWilliam

Executive Producer

Reshmina William, Ph.D.

Image: California Air Resources Board Environmental Justice Blog

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Reshmina William

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Reshmina William is a water resources engineer passionate about using data science as a multi-disciplinary tool to empower communities to sustainability shape their environments. During her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she worked with a team of lawyers, geologists, landscape architects, and community organisers to study the impact that green infrastructure performance has on stormwater resilience in urban environments. She also has two years of experience as a Design Engineer for TERRA Engineering, Ltd. in Chicago, IL, where she led the design of a web-based tool to allow engineers and city planners to work together to holistically evaluate green solutions for stormwater management. She was the 2021-2022 AAAS STPF Judicial Fellow, where she assisted staff the Federal Judicial Center in developing educational materials for federal judges on environmental science, hydrology, and their intersection with the law. Her interests lie at the intersection of engineering, law, policy, and the arts as avenues for science communication.