top of page
Microplastics Initiatives
African Americans earn fewer than 3% of environmental science degrees annually. Louisiana HBCUs can serve as critical hubs for building diversity and capacity in STEM.
To increase African American participation in environmental sciences in Louisiana & Maryland Chesapeake Bay while addressing microplastics pollution in coastal and urban waterways, creating a pipeline from K–12 through HBCUs to the workforce.

bottom of page