And they are mostly institutions that serve minorities like African-American, Hispanics, and Native Americans. We did that because of environmental justice issues. Minority populations are disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. But also, if we are to move society onto a sustainable path, we need participation from everyone. The whole idea behind the integration of these concerns across all the disciplines is a simple one.
All humans consume resources and produce pollution and waste.
And environmental specialists are absolutely necessary to help us solve these problems. But we have to change the way in which we organize ourselves, use transportation, energy, etc. We have to reorient economic and human development so that we can live in harmony with natural systems, not work against them. That needs a change in the mindset, and that can only happen if we make it a part of all education, not just through some special courses. I am hopeful, I think it's possible to do it.