22 Best Environmental Justice Podcasts

1. Agents of Change in Environmental Justice

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Agents of Change in Environmental Justice brings you the voices and stories of next generation environmental health and justice leaders from underrepresented backgrounds.
Host Brian Bienkowski
Producer/Network Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
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2. The Just Solutions Podcast

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The Just Solutions Podcast explores relevant climate and environmental justice stories from the perspective of BIPOC-Frontline Environmental Justice communities.
Producer/Network Just Solutions
Email ****@justsolutionscollective.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Steve Phillips, Susan Thomas +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 20 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. The Joy Report - Intersectional Environmentalist

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The Joy Report is a podcast dedicated to sharing stories about climate solutions and environmental justice, grounded in intersectionality and optimism. Tune in for a dose of climate joy and actionable steps you can take to help protect people and the planet, hosted by Arielle King (@ariellevking), an environmental justice strategist and educator passionate about making environmentalism irresistible.MORE Host Arielle King
Producer/Network Intersectional Environmentalist
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 94 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Uptown Chats

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Join Jaron and Lonnie as they explore issues in their community through the eyes of everyday people, and discuss how environmental justice is showing up in the news. It's not just for experts, it's for everyone!The podcast is officially 1 year old! Now that we're older and wiser, we're releasing episodes twice each month - on the second and last Monday of each month.Uptown Chats is the official podcast of WE ACT for Environmental Justice. WE ACT was founded in 1988 and has offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. You can find us online at weact.org.MORE Producer/Network Jaron Burke, Lonnie Portis, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Email ****@weact.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Caleb Smith
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 28 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. EcoJustice Radio

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EcoJustice Radio presents environmental and climate stories from a social justice frame, featuring voices not necessarily heard on mainstream media.Our purpose is to amplify community voices, broaden the reach of grassroots-based movements, and inspire action. We investigate solutions for social, environmental, and climate issues with an eye to advance human health, steward wild landscapes, and solve the climate crisis across the USA and the world.Featured weekly on KPFK Los Angeles and KPFT Houston, and found on all major podcast apps...MORE Hosts Jack Eidt, Carry Kim, Jessica Aldridge
Producer/Network SoCal 350 Media
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Abby Martin, Paul Stamets +1 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 490Twitter 263Instagram 1.4K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Root Cause Remedies

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A place-based environmental justice podcast exploring our paths to liberation through grassroots revolution storytelling. Honest dialogue and genuine listening are key starting points for radical transformative change. Take a journey with us and stay rooted.MORE Hosts Tina Grandinetti, Laurien Nuss
Producer/Network Root Cause Remedies
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 26Instagram 864 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Crossroads Podcast

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The Crossroads podcast focuses on environmental justice in the US and countries of the diaspora, changing the image of an environmentalist one episode at a time.
Producer/Network Rasheeda Green
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 21Facebook 90Twitter 967Instagram 2 Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Changing Planet Justice

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A podcast about the intersections of climate change and social justice. Discover how diverse populations around the globe exhibit climate resilience. Investigate climate change's disproportionate impact on vulnerable and marginalized communities. You'll hear interviews with indigenous leaders, climate activists, and scientists. —Recognized in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Capgemini, Bow Seat, Best of SNO —Listed as one of the 15 Best Environmental Justice Podcasts of 2024 (Feedspot)MORE Host Arielle Kouyoumdjian
Producer/Network Arielle
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. The Environmental Justice Lab

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Since the dawn of human history, the fight for environmental justice has always been a fight. Water wars between the people of Israel and herdsmen of Gerar in the book of Genesis, Chapter 26. The resistance of Native Americans to the pillaging of their land and resources at the founding of the United States of America. The refusal to allow a hazardous landfill to be built in the Warren County, a predominantly Black community in North Carolina, giving birth to the modern-day environmental justice movement. The struggle for clean water in places like Flint, MI and Newark, NJ and Jackson, MS...MORE Host Dr. Lesley Joseph
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. Our Road to Walk: Then and Now

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Our Road to Walk: Then and Now is a podcast series hosted by Deborah and Ken Ferruccio broadcast from Warren County, North Carolina, known as the birthplace of the environmental justice movement. The purpose of the series is to share the inside, untold, documented, forty-four-year PCB landfill history which serves as a roadmap and guidebook for communities everywhere who want to actively help protect the environment, especially marginalized communities, through education and activism based on science for the people...MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 15 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. KPFA - A Rude Awakening

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A Rude Awakening is an award-winning climate crisis and environmental justice radio show with interviews and commentary hosted and produced by Sabrina Jacobs.Tune In! Every Friday @ 8amFollow A Rude Awakening on Facebook, Mastodon, Twitter and InstagramMORE Host Sabrina Jacobs
Producer/Network KPFA
Email ****@kpfa.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 498Instagram 7.1K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. People over Plastic

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Welcome back to a very special season of the People over Plastic Podcast 'Democracy and Dissent' where we're exploring the intersection of Environmental Justice & Democracy. Over the next episodes we'll tackle three of the most critical aspects of democracy through the lens of environmental justice: Participation, Protections, and Protest. Host Shilpi Chhotray will have candid conversations with Environmental Justice thought leaders who have complex and differing relationships, histories, and hopes for democracy...MORE Host Shilpi Chhotray
Producer/Network People over Plastic
Email ****@peopleoverplastic.co
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 24 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Environmental Social Justice

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Environmental Social Justice (ESJ), the international podcast bringing diverse perspectives to the environment and equity.Created by Wendy Nystrom, a self-described 'Julia Child of Environmental,' where through effective communication and education, she closes the chasm between climate change experts and the general public.No Shaming, No Blaming and Every Little Bit HelpsMORE Host Wendy Nystrom
Email ****@gmail.com
Recent Guests Sam Baker, Osprey Orielle Lake +3 more
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14. The Justice Lens

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The Justice Lens with Dr. Lesley Joseph is your go-to channel for environmental justice, social justice, racial equity, and activism insights. Hosted by Dr. Lesley Joseph, an environmental justice scholar and professor, this channel explores systemic inequalities, climate justice, community activism, policy analysis, and human rights issues. Subscribe for thought-provoking discussions, actionable strategies, and expert perspectives on building a more just and equitable world.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. A People's Climate

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'A People's Climate' is a new climate podcast by Counterstream Media and The Nation . Hosted by Shilpi Chhotray . This isn't climate talk as usual. This is environmental justice. Over nine powerful episodes, we bring together activists, organizers, and movement leaders who are fighting on the frontlines. Every conversation reveals not only why the fight matters, but how communities are already putting solutions into practice and power back in the hands of the people. The future we need is being built from the ground up. Not by corporations. Not by billionaires. By us. The people demanding justice, reclaiming power, and rebuilding what's been broken...MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Amy Bowers Cordalis, Leah Penniman +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Just Us and the Climate - Climate Justice Coalition

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Welcome to Just Us and the Climate a podcast by South Africa's Climate Justice Coalition.Join us as we bring climate change back down to earth and show how it's not only a crisis, but an opportunity to build a better, more just world.MORE Producer/Network Solid Gold Podcasts
Email ****@solidgold.co.za
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Mphatheleni Makaulule
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17. African Climate Alliance Podcast

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Welcome to the African Climate Alliance podcast where we aim to answer the questions: What does climate justice look like in Africa? And what will it take to achieve it? Each episode brings you insightful discussions, inspiring stories, and practical solutions to address the climate crisis with advocates, activists, and experts from across the continent. Together, we'll explore how communities can come together to tackle climate change, build resilience, and create a sustainable future for generations to come...MORE Producer/Network African Climate Alliance
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Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. Living Downstream

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Northern California Public Media presents Living Downstream: The Environmental Justice Podcast, produced in association with the NPR One mobile app. Living Downstream explores environmental justice in communities from California to Indonesia and is hosted by NCPM News Director Steve Mencher. The podcast features some of the most experienced environmental reporters in the public radio system, as well as a handful of talented newcomers.MORE Host Steve Mencher
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 23 Get Email Contact

19. Climate Justice, Y'all

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Climate Justice Y'all: It's real, it's here, it's about time.
Host Michael Hansen
Email ****@climatejusticeyall.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 622 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. Green Latinas (Bilingual Space)

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This is a space to inform about the efforts of Latinos and Non-Latinos in the Environmental and Climate Justice spaces. It is a Bilingual podcast. Informando a la comunidad latina.
Producer/Network Maria Santiago Valentin
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

21. Equalitree

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Welcome to the treehouse! Join your hosts Jackson & Mia and Bridget & Kayla as they discuss all things environmental justice. Associated with USC's Sustainable Carolina, a student led branch of the Office of Sustainability.MORE Get Email Contact

22. Reckoning Press Podcast

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creative writing on environmental justice
Host Michael J. DeLuca
Producer/Network Reckoning Press Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Twitter 2K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact