What is the environmental justice issue and why is it important to you? Who is impacted by the environmental justice issue? In class we have talked
Final Project Overview:
Your final project will be a research project with two deliverables – an in-class
presentation and a written report. You will select and research a current
environmental justice issue disproportionately impacting a low-income, indigenous,
or community of color anywhere in the world. Try to choose a topic that is important
to you and is not well-known publicly. The project should highlight a community that
is disproportionately impacted by air, soil, or water pollution. The source of the
pollution can vary – e.g. agriculture pesticide runoff, industrial air, soil, or water
contamination, transportation pollution (e.g. freeways, railways, airports, ports), etc.
Your final project is worth 25% of your final grade.
Research Questions:
To receive full credit for this assignment, your research must answer the following
questions:
- What is the environmental justice issue and why is it important to you?
- Who is impacted by the environmental justice issue?
- In class we have talked about cumulative burdens. Is the community
facing multiple injustices at the same time? If so, what are they? If the
historical context of any of these burdens is relevant, please explain what
that historical context is (e.g. colonial relationship, historic redlining). - What research and data (if any) exists to explain the health, economic, or
social impacts that the pollution is causing? What role did the impacted
communities play in these studies, if any? - Choose one stakeholder that is trying to stop and / or raise awareness
around the environmental justice issue? What strategies are they using?
What solutions are they promoting? - What is (or are) your recommended solution(s) for how to solve the
environmental justice issue you have selected?
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