EP 136: The Impact of Climate Change on Vulnerable and Marginalized Americans
NASW Social Work Talks Podcast
In this episode of Social Work Talks, moderator Mel Wilson is joined by Nina Schlegel and Daniel Faber both of the Global Center for Climate Justice to discuss how climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable and marginalized communities across the United States. The conversation explores the impact of climate change denialism, voter disenfranchisement, and environmental injustice on communities of color, including Native American communities, as well as rural and inner-city populations—and why climate justice is a critical social work issue.
February 5, 2026
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Featured Resource:
Voter Suppression, Climate Justice, and the Polluter-Industrial Complex — Global Center for Climate Justice
https://www.climatejusticecenter.org/publication/voter-suppression-and-the-pic
Learn more about this topic from NASW
NASW’s Environmental Justice and Climate Change page
https://www.socialworkers.org/Advocacy/Social-Justice/Environmental-Justice-and-Climate-Change
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