Kathryn Lucero participated in panel discussion at NDSU

Kathryn Lucero, double major in Women’s and Gender Studies and Philosophy participated in a panel discussion at NDSU, Thursday, November 13th.  A panel discussion exploring issues related to oil, water and environmental justice in the Bakken oil formation was held on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the NDSU Memorial Union Gallery.   The panel highlighted interdisciplinary, collaborative projects emerging from courses at NDSU and Minnesota State University Moorhead that explore natural resource use, environmental planning and social and environmental justice in the Bakken region.  Lucero presented her research “Why is Fracking a Feminist Issue? A Workshop/discussion on Environmental Justice Issues and Fracking in Western North Dakota” along with Claudia Murphy, MSUM professor of philosophy and women and gender studies.