Toxic Tour: Environmental Justice at the Frontlines in Louisiana

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and Louisiana community leaders invite you to join a powerful toxic tour exploring the realities of environmental injustice in the Gulf South.

Hosted in partnership with Healthy Gulf, the tour will take participants to fenceline communities impacted by industrial pollution and ongoing restoration efforts.

Date: Sunday, December 14
Time: 1:00–5:00 p.m. CT (depart near the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, return by no later than 6:00 p.m.)
Location: Greater New Orleans region (route in collaboration with Healthy Gulf and local EJ partners)

Through first-hand storytelling, local expertise, and site visits, tour participants will learn about how residents are confronting air and water pollution, advocating for change, and advancing community-led science and environmental justice.

This immersive experience will connect tour participants and environmental researchers to the lived realities of the people most affected by climate and environmental inequities, transforming data into empathy, science into solidarity, and observation into action.

Who Should Attend:

• Attendees of the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting interested in environmental justice, community-based research, or applied geoscience.
• Scientists, policy advocates, and students in Louisiana seeking to understand real-world EJ challenges.
• UCS Science Network members and supporters; funders, journalists, and policymakers looking to connect research to justice-centered community needs.
• Anyone committed to learning from frontline communities leading environmental change.

Additional Details:

• This event is being provided at no cost to participants.
• Transportation provided.
• Boxed lunch or light refreshments will be provided.
• Space is limited to 100 participants; pre-registration is required.