Environmental justice and environmental racism are not just academic issues. As you discovered in your weekly readings, actions of this type occur daily throughout our country as well as across the globe. For this assignment, I want you to find a current event (2017-2021) published at a reputable newspaper that reports on environmental justice and injustice issues. Articles are to come from general audience publications, not from advocacy sources. I recommend (but you are not limited to) the following papers:
-New York Times (Links to an external site.)
-Washington Post (Links to an external site.)
-LA Times (Links to an external site.)
-Huffington Post (Links to an external site.)
-Boston Globe (Links to an external site.)
To fulfill this assignment, you must identify one news story and:
1. summarize the issue
2. discuss how the article relates to this week’s class readings and video
(below are some links for a class video and class reading)
3. explain what can be done to make this situation equitable for all communities
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ashley-hernandez-environmental-justice_n_5ad7ad3fe4b03c426daaeab3
https://www.kcet.org/shows/socal-update/clip/community-efforts-to-curb-oil-drilling-feb-15?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Quick3&utm_campaign=kcet