Toxic Truths by Thom Davies, Alice Mah - 9781526137029

Toxic TruthsEnvironmental Justice and Citizen Science in a Post-Truth Age\nAuthor(s): Thom Davies, Alice Mah\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Manchester University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Manchester University Press\nISBN-13: 9781526137029, 978-1526137029\nSynopsis\nDebates over science, facts, and values are pivotal in the struggle for environmental justice. For decades, environmental justice activists have campaigned against the misuse of science, engaging in community-led citizen science that champions knowledge produced by and for ordinary people living with environmental risks and hazards. However, post-truth politics have threatened science itself. Toxic truths examines the relationship between environmental justice and citizen science, focusing on enduring issues and new challenges in a post-truth age.\n\nThe volume features a range of community-based participatory environmental health and justice research projects that seek to establish different ways of sensing, witness.