Resources (under construction)

BALTIMORE ● Blue+Green+Just offers these resources as a jumping off point for your research to understand the importance of the environmental and social justice issues that face our city. 

Recent News Stories/Media
● "Parents can’t fix climate change with life hacks — but here are ways to make a real," The Washington Post, February 18, 2020
● "Study: Urban heat worse for poorest," Baltimore Sun, January 21, 2020
● "DPW pressed to explain repair delay that led to 2,000 dead fish," "Baltimore Brew," January 20, 2020
● "Maryland Needs to Explore Storm Runoff Management," Readers Respond, Baltimore Sun, January 12, 2020
●"As Maryland pours millions of dollars into ailing streams, research shows some projects don’t help clean the bay," Baltimore Sun, January 2, 2020
● "Isha Clarke, 2019 Brower Youth Awards," October 17, 2019 (4:04 min. video)
​● "This Is Not A Drill. My Name is Greta Thunberg," September 21, 2019 (3:39 min. video)
● NPR Special Series "Heat and Health in American Cities," September 3, 2019
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Public Health and the Environment
● "Green Stormwater Infrastructure Video Tour​" by Philadelphia Water. A MUST-SEE for all visitors to the BBGJ website!​
● Houlden, V.  et al. BMC Public Health (2017). A cross-sectional analysis of green space prevalence and mental wellbeing in England. 17:460 DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-4401-x

BBGJ Toolkit
​● Invitation to the Mayoral Forum on Feburary 24, 2020
● Introducing BALTIMORE ● Blue+Green+Just (Powerpoint Presentation)​
● Outreach Letter Template in English
● Outreach Letter Template in Spanish








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 (Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Crime/Safety and the Environment
​● Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Baltimore: Challenges and Opportunities in Baltimore, Blue Water Baltimore, December 2019 report
● "Green infrastructure and violence: Do new street trees mitigate violent crime?", B. A. Burley, Healthy & Place, November 2018 PubMed.gov abstract​
● "The Rise of Green Prison Programs," Psychology Today, August 16, 2015