Annotated Bibliography by LaCora Bell https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb How should Saint Louis deal with environmental justice in minority communities? en-us 2023-04-01 18:21:50 UTC 2023-04-19 05:47:02 UTC hello@padlet.com How Philly addressed environmental justice in minority communities (1) lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2540786221 The article begins to speak about a Black woman named Kilynn Johnson who had severe asthma with. One day, She calls a friend and is struggling to say she needs to go to the hospital. so she is rushed to the hospital and later finds out she needs surgery on her gallbladder because of a tumor that had grown, as well as a severe infection. The surgery reveals that she had rare cancer in her gallbladder. reveals how black people are more vulnerable to health issues because they live in fence-line communities. This is used to describe areas near facilities that produce hazardous waste. It continues to say Black people are exposed to 1.5 times the pollution that comes from burning fossil fuels as the population at large. This dirty air is the cause of common health issues like lung disease, asthma, heart disease, premature death, and now Covid-19. ]]> 2023-04-01 19:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2540786221 Note 1 lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541790947 "Though Black communities bear disproportionate hardships of the environmental crisis, they historically have been left out of the environmental movement."  

This source reveals many stories about people in minority communities who have been deprived of the protection, and awareness of environmental movements, and have been allowed to suffer in silence without anyone being held accountable for these problems and without any solutions being offered. ]]> 2023-04-03 05:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541790947 Note 2 lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541819156
"Racism is a root cause of your inaction around addressing environmental problems in our communities,”

The article acknowledges a group that was formed by people of color called The United Church of Christ, and another group called "Philly Thrive". These groups are a response to the environmental injustice that plagues America. They began to seek change in their communities, so they led these movements to initiate environmental change in minority communities to combat the narrative that black and brown people aren't concerned or interested in environmental issues, and to confront environmental racism. These acts forced the federal government to step up and create a bill in 1992 called environmental equity, which later changed to environmental justice. ]]> 2023-04-03 06:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541819156 Note 3 lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541830209 "You can’t understand environmental racism without understanding the legacy and the history of residential segregation."

"Kilynn Johnson joined Alexa Ross, Sylvia Bennett, Carol White, and others to distribute hundreds of fliers throughout Grays Ferry for the protest they organized for that day, two weeks before the City Council vote."

This quote by Sharelle Barber acknowledges that to solve a problem you have to understand the root cause of it to confront it and create an effective solution. This community saw a problem a made its own solution by creating groups and actively engaging in a solution by protesting, gathering, planning, and setting meetings to develop their own aid. This is important because it shows how a community can not only make a solution when there is a problem at hand but also embrace their power as citizens by gathering and being activists for themselves, and their community. Their unity promotes hope, determination, and courage with in the people of color in this community.  ]]> 2023-04-03 06:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541830209 Note 1 & 2 lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541870605 "The state took over the city's budget and decided to temporarily switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money until a new supply line to Lake Huron was ready."

"This is a racial killing. Flint MI is 60% black. When u knowingly poison a black city, u r committing a version of genocide #ArrestGovSnyder," Moore tweeted at one point.

This text reveals that the government in this case knowingly affected this community because in order to save money. This government stripped the rights and protection of these citizens away. This government prioritized a dollar over people's lives, safety, and health. Including children. 
As foul, and cruel as this may sound, this case is one of many that haven't been reported, that haven't been prioritized, and that haven't been noticed. This is enviromental racism at its finest and adds to the point that environmental justice is necessary. If people aren't held accountable for their actions, they are likely to do a plethora of unethical, and careless things. This case, for example, illustrates the damage that was done to this community was more than what the government, in this case, could bare. However, the consequences of their intent led came about when it was time to "clean up" their wrongdoings.
]]> 2023-04-03 06:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541870605 Flint Michigan water crisis affect on Minority communities lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541905293 This article explains the tragedy of the flint Michigan water crisis, and how the crisis played out. It explains how the cause of this crisis was intentional, and it reveals how poor, and majority black communities are less prioritized than others. Flint Michigan water crisis occurred in 2014 to 2016. This is when the state government decided to use the Flint River, also known as, the general motor sewer, water because in order to save money. Instead of investing in a new water plant system, they knowingly endangered the people of Flint Michigan's safety, health, and rights. ]]> 2023-04-03 07:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541905293 Note 3 lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541913550 "The city switched back to the Lake Huron water supply in October, but the damage was already done to the lead pipes. The state is now handing out filters and bottled water with the National Guard."

 In many cases like this one, people don't often hear about the news until the damage has been done. This is relevant because it shows the effects of how small careless decisions impact many people's lives, and health. It is unfair to them, and no one comes to the rescue or acknowledges these wrongdoings. No matter the amount of money a community has, it should still be worthy, valued, and prioritized. Black people are being killed because of the lack of environmental justice in their communities, and Black people constantly suffer from the hesitance and bystander fact that the government plays when addressing these problems.  ]]> 2023-04-03 07:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2541913550 Environmental Racism in Saint Louis lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543600745 In summary, Black St. Louisans are disproportionately harmed by lead poisoning, air pollution, asthma, mold, and high energy costs. They are more likely to have limited access to healthy food and live in areas with higher concentrations of vacant properties and illegal trash dumping. The more significant environmental risks Black residents face contribute to stark racial disparities regarding health, economic, and quality of life burdens.

]]> 2023-04-04 12:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543600745 Not In My Back Yard lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543603097 2023-04-04 12:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543603097 Environmental racism in Saint Louis lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543622756 This article is about the disparities of environmental effects in Black neighborhoods versus white communities and how the children in these neighborhoods are effected.]]> 2023-04-04 12:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543622756 White Americans unaware of the unequal Burden of pollution lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543635204 The Environmental Defense Fund is an organization that is all-in on climate — the greatest challenge of our time. They create effective solutions to put people at the center of all they do. This article acknowledges the number of white people who are unaware of the disparities minority communities face.

The poll, conducted nationally by Morning Consult, found that fewer than 4 in 10 white adults are aware that both Latino and Black communities face more pollution than the general population. 

They are separate from the problems that they go through and because of that, they are unaware. This causes ignorant biased ideals to be portrayed often when conversing their opinions on different matters they aren't familiar with. 

“We must challenge and change the biases that perpetuate an inequitable and unjust response to the climate crisis and that starts with establishing a common knowledge base about environmental exposures and their impacts,”

The more we educate people on what's going on around them, the more educated they will be which may cause them to be more active in participating in our communities.

]]> 2023-04-04 13:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543635204 Racial disparities and climate change lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543857402 "Environmental racism refers to the unequal access to a clean environment and basic environmental resources based on race. Communities of color are disproportionately victimized by environmental hazards and are far more likely to live in areas with heavy pollution."

Definition of environmental racism. 

Environmental justice is a social justice movement that seeks to dismantle the flawed environmental policies that have long harmed low-income communities and communities of color, and instead pursue policy and development that work to create a sustainable, cooperative, and equitable future for the environment. ]]> 2023-04-04 15:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543857402 Clean air solution: Windmills (Not in my back yard) lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543882482 "It just makes sense," said Mercurio, who is 61 and runs a company selling and installing windmills. "This is a clean, renewable source of energy."

This article, it explains the importance of the use of the newfound energy source, wind power.  The term, clean energy means the energy source does not emit greenhouse gasses and that it is renewable. Unlike oil usage for the combustion of gas. This is important because it shows a motive policy makers are trying to implicate for community environments that produce these toxic gases. 

Although the use of windpower on Martha's Vineyard is a clean and renewable energy source, and does not add to the problem of air pollution, it is not significantly effective when policy makers put windmills in a place like Martha Vineyard. Which is an island not extremely effected by greenhouse gases. The production of windmills would be more impactful in high poverty urban communities or fence line communities because that's where people are impacted the most. 

" Some of his neighbors say it is also annoying. They say it is too big. They say it is too noisy. And some residents in this middle-class borough have gone to court to try to make him take it down, while the township has halted it since winter, setting up a collision between the ideals of alternative energy and the suburban reality of a notorious not-in-my-backyard culture's." 

This shows that the white well off people of Martha Vineyard were taken aback by the new addition to their neighborhoods. Although the Windmills are beneficial to their neighbor hoods, they were not concerned with that general necessity/ significance of the machines, more so their physical impact on their community. ]]> 2023-04-04 16:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543882482 Environmental justice timelines lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543885160 This is a timeline of when environmental justice began and different prominent events in history that mark significant activism for environmental justice in Black communities. ]]> 2023-04-04 16:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2543885160 Note 1 lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2545890662 “The “symbiotic processes of institutional racism and capital accumulation [that] affect all American working and poor people,”14 systemic forces have placed a disproportionate share of blacks in poverty and thereby aggravated their exposure to environmental injustice. Blacks in the St. Louis area are and have historically been more than three times as likely to be living in poverty as whites.“

The first quote points out the relationship between how much money someone makes and institutional racism that exists in America. It reveals this relationship between the amount of money someone makes and institutional racism. This proves how the system is the cause of unequal and unfair treatment against Black people. This further induces environmental racism. 

"Regina sees these issues as linked to the larger system of
institutional racism. “I believe that we are fighting against
a socially accepted narrative about young Black America
that has been adopted as a norm. We can change this with
constant messaging and imagery, as well as community
celebrations to address what people can do to keep our
neighborhood together beyond our own square footage.”

Ms. Dennis, Who actually is my aunt, is revealing her view on the root of environmental racism in Saint Louis. She then advises neighborhood celebrations as an engaging strategy to promote community involvement and awareness.


]]> 2023-04-06 05:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2545890662 Biden's proposal to aid to Environmental justice lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2546366433 Here Biden acknowledges the problems the Black community faces. He proposes active and inactive solutions to aid these things as well. ]]> 2023-04-06 15:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2546366433 Note 3 lacorab1692 https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2546387815 “Some of the issues around vacancy continue to be a very persistent and deeply troubling issues, said Amanda Colon-Smith, executive director of Dutchtown South Community Corporation. More investment in under-developed neighborhoods will help ease some of the disparities outlined in the report, she said." 

“You’ll see decreases in illegal dumping. You’ll see more quality, safe housing conditions that will be lead-free and mold-free,” Colon-Smith said. “There are so many benefits to reinvesting into the vacant structures in our neighborhood that, if done intentionally and thoughtfully, will help to undo and combat the decades of disinvestment in redlined neighborhoods.”]]> 2023-04-06 15:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lacorab1692/rfusut6lfizugmeb/wish/2546387815