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Setting: Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Project: Environmental Injustice in Kaohsiung

EiJ Photo Essay: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Photo essay for Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

Image: Soil Liquefaction Potential Maps, Yunlin County

The surface soil layer with loose soil and water-saturated soil not only has an amplifying effect on ground motions, but also may cause soil liquefaction.

Timeline: Formosa Plastics' Development & Investments

Image: Mk2010, via Wikicommons.

Image: Collage of Yunlin County

This is a collage of photos representing Yunlin County, including photos of the Xingang Fengtian Temple (Beigang), farmland (Dongshih), and

The Unique Vulnerability Experienced by Native American children in Southern California

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Using the recent federal ruling of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as unconstitutional (October 7, 2018) as an entry point, this study will examine the ways that

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Air Pollution: Current and Future Challenges

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What vulnerabilities affect the community?

there are some pollutants that affect the community and in other places:

particle pollution and ground-level ozone pollution
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide
lead
carbon monoxide

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Toxic Passaic River Get $1.38 Billion Clean up Over 10 Years

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What forms of precaution were exercised regarding the hazard(s)?

nothing was really done to prevent anything from happening. The river was known for its dirty and polluted waters which occured due to years of industrial toxin buildup in the waters.