LibraryScenariosHow expertise gets weaponized against community environmental concerns
Scenario

How expertise gets weaponized against community environmental concerns

I testified against the chemical plant expansion but the company lawyer questioned my education and suggested I didn't understand the science.

Juana
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technical credentials become tools to dismiss the lived experience and legitimate concerns of affected residents.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Environmental justice — who bears the burden?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.