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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.

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