Black and brown communities have always borne the brunt of environmental degradation. With redlining forcing their communities into highly polluted or natural disaster-prone areas, it’s hard not to see the intersection of race, class, and the environment. In this special Earth Day episode of Let’s Talk About Race, we dive into what environmental racism looks like in real-time.

The unprecedented winter storm in Texas has once again reminded us that climate change has dire consequences that we are not prepared for. With subfreezing temperatures that caused power failures that lasted days and citizens dying to stay warm, it’s time to take a step back and see what went wrong.