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FAST DISASTER
CASE STUDIES
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE
Fall 2022
These case study reports focuses on “worst case” scenarios for release of toxic chemicals in settings across California. The reports addresses a series of ten questions that draw out local details in a manner that encourages comparison with other places.
The research has been done quickly (within the constraints of a quarter-long undergraduate class) so is limited to and points to the need for further research and community engagement. The goal is to help build both a body of research on environmental injustice and a network of researchers ready to help conceptualize and implement next-generation environmental protections.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY
VENTURA COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Slover Mountain High
Authors : Diya Garg , Samanvita Akumalla , Kelly Jia , Juan Flores , Olivia Guzman , Riku Choy , Warren Register , Sydnie Hilliard , Jake Matityahu , Luke Wells , Monserath Barrientos (Group 22)
Kern County
Edison Middle School:
Authors: Claire Leeb , MiaChanel Nguyen , Nicolas Lubowiecki , Esme Fritton , GuangHui Liang , Zongze Li , Landon Fujimoto , Christina Kim (Group 20)
Buttonwillow Elementary:
Authors: Seth Abuhamdeh , Brandon Djou , Irvin Guevara , Nour Khayat , Kendra Macdonald , David Nguyen , Tyler Pena , Naomi Sanft , Katie Vo (Group 21)
TULARE COUNTY
Cypress Elementary
Authors: Taranjot Bhari , Arjun Sivakumar , Jonathan Ross , Karen Gines , Ian Dai , Daniela Rodriguez , Angelica Moreno Macias , Bryan Castaneda , Sierra Howard (Group 23)
Cypress Elementary
Group 24: Neharika Gopikrishnan , Citlaly Guadalupe Lozano-Huerta , Laura Cubanski , Beck Raymond , Kayla Wood (Group 24)
FRESNO COUNTY
Jefferson Elementary
Authors: Ariane Acluba , Angel Munoz , Caleb Martinez , Katelyn Kim , Edwin Chamorro , Ananya Karra , Luisa Fernanda Benitez , Thomas Sun , Neil Lin (Group 16)
Calwa Elementary
Authors: Krista Tsai , Sloane Ptashek , Catherine Riker , Reza Ardekanian , Jessie Lee , Tina Cheung (Group 17)
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Ortega High
Authors: Breanna Hernandez , Ella Colombini , Gavin Gildart , Anthony Gonzalez , Eric Cao, Yujie Dong , Bryan Aguirre , Wilson Chang , Matthew Duong (Group 1)
Longfellow Elementary School
A uthors: Mia Colombini , Andrew Tran , Zi Zheng Yang , Natalie Tam , Elvis Ma , Axel Sorenson , Quangminh Tang , Katelyn Umana (Group 2)
Valley Del Sol Elementary School
Authors : Portia Schiavone , Jessica Ogu , Zeqing Li , Jackeline Navas , Matthew Romo , Jeong-Min Hwang , Bridge Robinson , Sarah Jordan , Viva Saraph (Group 3)
Imperial COUNTY
McKinley Elementary School
Authors: Sanath Balaji, Sophia Chavez, Bryana Cruz, Kazi Hasan, Leticia Lopez, Katy Montiel, Courtnee Perryman (Group 4)
Heber Elementary
Authors: Alyssa Wheeler, Ryan Robinson, Chloe Spievak, Steven Pham, Maryam Salman, Marc Thai, Wajd Alhunaiti, Haoyi Wang (Group 5)
Los Angeles County
Huntington Park Senior High School, Huntington Park
Authors : Savanna Arruda , Benjamin Barrett , Alexi Brown , Meraiah Brown-Tims , Katherine Chen , Angela Rae Rivera Del Rosario , Briseida Fabian , Julyanna Flores , Saumya Goyal , Julian Tomas Le Pera , Joy Jing Xu (Group 6)
Vernon City Elementary, Vernon
Authors: Edan Sasson , Liana Burke , Ally Haas , Sandra Muñoz , Tien-Yi Lee , Junxi Guo , Heidi Van Ness , Kelin Cox , Darren Huang , Caleb Chu , Reyes Jauregui (Group 7)
K-8 Hudson Elementary, Long Beach
Authors: Ryan Lockie , Michelle Mercado , Catherine Nguyen , Haonan Guo , Jordyn Falloon , Elizabeth Anderson , Mohamed Al Ali , Elizabeth Castreje , Alyse Garry , Jonathan Guo (Group 8)
Palm Elementary School, Hacienda Heights
Authors: Brennan Kraus , Sam Weltsch , Scott Kalaf , Saalar Behbahani , Maya Passarelli , Leilani Dellinger , Mia Filice , Meagan Lowe (Group 9)
John Adams Middle School, Los Angeles
Authors: Leilani Zagross , Anudeep Hegde , Owen Koch , Y , Isabella Garcia , Isabel Stice , Alan Ma (Group 12)
El Segundo Middle School, El Segundo
Authors: Ruby Kirk , Hector Briseno , Adam Brower , James Dwyer , Caroline Rivera , Jason Nguyen , Sarah Hebbard , Christopher Cachay , Crystal Han (Group 13)