EiJ Global Record: Eastern North Carolina, USA
The eastern Piedmont and southeastern lowlands of North Carolina are the “birthplace” of the environmental justice movement (EJ) in the United States.
Ecological Futuring Late Industrialism in Sicily
Luisa MohrAnnotation of
In response to
* Structural - Local Universities, Marie Curie, EU Comission, States
* internationally connected climate activism (Last Generation/Fridays for Future), permaculture movments/farms, "green" star-ups, local farmers
Temporalities of Collaboration
Luisa MohrAnnotation of
In response to
How can collaboration in the field be practically thought if the time frame is alreay set for three years?
Can temporalities be questioned if the temporality of neoliberal university is strcuturing the project?
Health data as evidence
ATroitzschAnnotation of
Data infrastructure supporting recognition of the anthropocenic air pollution in the context of the 6th Naphtha plants is the collection of health related and biological data, as it could be one possibility to sue. The data collected in scientific studies mentioned in the film were the concentration of a certain metabolite (produced when being exposed to VCM) in the bodies of children visiting the schools nearby and the incidence of cancer in the surrounding area. Doing medical and epidemiological research on these topics could help to set regulations. And - and that's maybe even more important to the people affected - if you can prove that you got a disease from being near the factory, you might be able to sue.
Environmental Injustice in Eastern North Carolina, USA
Project page for research on environmental injustice in Eastern North Carolina, USA.
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"N. C. citizens group, SELC challenge permit for polluter issued without public notice"
“N.C. Citizens Group, SELC Challenge Permit for Polluter Issued without Public Notice.” Southern Environmental Law Center, 29 Sept.
The Green Energy That Might be Ruining the Planet
This 2021 expose from Politico explores the environmental effects of the growing biomass industry that disproprotionately negatively impact predominately low-income rural communities in the south.
This statement outlines our goals for the Biomass project, what materials we assembled, and our guiding theoretical compasses for analysis of our work during Dr.