Reposted by Brandon RothrockAgents of Change @agentschangeej.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Respondents were more than twice as likely to lose their home to flooding and nearly four times more likely to get sick from extreme heat compared to cisgender men. The research also raises important questions about how disaster response systems are built, who they protect, and who they leave out. 011
Reposted by Brandon RothrockAgents of Change @agentschangeej.bsky.social · 18/06/2026His team surveyed 882 LGBTQIA+ Ohioans about their experiences with flooding and extreme heat. The findings point to stark disparities — particularly for transgender respondents. 111
Reposted by Brandon RothrockAgents of Change @agentschangeej.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Brandon Rothrock @brandonrothrock.bsky.social, a geographer at Ohio State University, led one of the first quantitative studies on how queer communities in the Midwest experience climate disasters. 111
Reposted by Brandon RothrockHenry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I highlight new research by @brandonrothrock.bsky.social and others out of Ohio State that found in disasters, trans respondents were 3.5-3.8 times more likely to have a negative health outcome compared to cis men: link.springer.com/article/10.1... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....link.springer.comFlooding and extreme heat experiences among Ohio’s queer communities: Learnings from a regional survey in the United States - Population and EnvironmentThis research advances scholarship on climate justice and its gendered dimensions by producing original evidence on environmental health disparities among queer populations. The study objectives inclu... 021
Reposted by Brandon RothrockKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 27/11/2024After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)bloomberg.comWhat Can US Cities and States Do for the Climate Under Trump? PlentyFederal progress on climate may stall, but city halls and statehouses are in a good position to build on recent gains. 411022465
Reposted by Brandon RothrockAgents of Change @agentschangeej.bsky.social · 20/11/2024READ: Pradnya Garud, current fellow and an environmental health data equity strategist for Oregon Health Authority, writes about how the common ground between labor and climate justice is the key to a livable future in our latest essay. Read it here: www.ehn.org/labor-and-en... 073
Reposted by Brandon RothrockHeather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 10/11/2024I made a starter pack of social scientists who study the environment/climate change. Let me know who else I should add! go.bsky.app/GNpJZBo 90382133
Brandon Rothrock @brandonrothrock.bsky.social · 04/09/2024My op-ed on disabilities, energy extraction, and petrochemical buildout for @AgentschangeEJ is now available on @EHNewsroom: www.ehn.org/cancer-alley...ehn.orgOp-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River ValleyFor communities plagued by energy extraction and petrochemical buildout, struggles of environmental justice often fall on deaf ears. 020
Reposted by Brandon RothrockColeman Allums @colemanallums.net · 04/09/2024Pleased that my contribution to the University of Richmond’s Mapping Inequality project has now gone live. The whole effort tracks the uneven geographies of race, redlining, and real estate across US metropolitan areas—a great public pedagogy tool! #geosky #geogchat dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/red...dsl.richmond.eduMapping InequalityRedlining in New Deal America 02210
Brandon Rothrock @brandonrothrock.bsky.social · 03/01/2024Join our OUT for Sustainability board! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ We are seeking new team members to help support our mission to provide a platform for co-creating climate resilience and environmental justice by and for LGBTQIA+ communities. APPLY HERE: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOut for Sustainability Board Application 2024Seeking new board members! We are seeking team members to help support our work: to provide a platform for co-creating climate resilience and environmental justice by and for LGBTQIA+ communities.We ... 051