For the case study , each student is to locate and elaborate a CURRENT case study of environmental injustice or racism in NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, or PENNSYLVANIA.Your case study should briefly detail the following:
Problem overview
Background
Demographics of the area
Key actors(Links to an external site.)/institutions involved
Victims and costs of the event
Responses by government and local community groups
How does this fit in to the environmental justice framework
For examples of case studies, please visit: http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/cases.html(Links to an external site.)
For a starting point on areas with EJ issues, you might want to play around with the EPA mapping tool: https://ejscreen.epa.gov/mapper/(Links to an external site.).
must be a minimum of five (5) pages, double-spaced, not including your works cited page. The major points must be substantiated by references to articles in academic journals and/or professional books (not including introductory textbooks; and not including material assigned for this course). A minimum of five (5) sources are expected. Citations and references should follow the APA citation method.