Episode 10 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 6 - Introduction to Cancer Alley
Episode 10 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 6 - Introduction to Cancer Alley
Episode 10 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 6 - Introduction to Cancer Alley
This episode is about Cancer Alley. A place where the risk of getting cancer is 50 times higher than the national average. A place that the United Nations refers to as “the textbook definition of environmental racism”. A place that has more polluting facilities per square mile than anywhere else in the United States. The ultimate sacrifice zone. We need to talk about Cancer Alley.
Learn More about Cancer Alley*:
History of Cancer Alley
Story Map of Cancer Alley
UN News Report - Cancer Alley
Research Article: Employment in Cancer Alley
Plantation (i.e. Slavery) Tourism
*If you are unable to view any of the resources listed above, please reach out to me, and I will send you a PDF copy.
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Since the dawn of human history, the fight for environmental justice has always been a fight. Water wars between the people of Israel and herdsmen of Gerar in the book of Genesis, Chapter 26. The resistance of Native Americans to the pillaging of their land and resources at the founding of the United States of America. The refusal to allow a hazardous landfill to be built in the Warren County, a predominantly Black community in North Carolina, giving birth to the modern-day environmental justice movement. The struggle for clean water in places like Flint, MI and Newark, NJ and Jackson, MS. The struggle is real and the fight is on-going. And I'm here for it. My name is Dr. Lesley Joseph, a professor, an environmental engineer, and a fighter for environmental justice in our present day. Every other Tuesday, on this podcast, I explore issues related to environmental justice and the ways in which communities of color are impacted. Each episode will discuss a important environmental justice issue or situation and what we can do to fight for change. Let's learn, grow, and fight for a better world together!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-environmental-justice-lab--5583745/support.Join Podchaser to...
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