Summary These two articles follow the story of Crawford Middle school. They are both by Drew Kann. Jan 10, 2022, the EPA ordered that a waste site owned by TAV Holdings Inc. stop functions immediately. They were worried about danger to human health in the area (Kann, 2022). Professor Eri Saikawa of Emory University, who…
Author: Ian Hogben
Redlining and Air Pollution
Summary This study by Haley M. Lane, Rachel Morello-Frosch, Julian D. Marshall, and Joshua S. Apte looks to study the connection between redlining and air pollution exposure as well as race and air pollution exposure. They look at the presence of NO2 and PM2.5 in the air using air pollution data from 2010 and a…
Which neighborhoods were redlined?
Summary In your investigations into environmental racism, disparities in toxic sites and tree cover, the issue of classism and owning property come into play. Redlining has been a historical theme in property allocation. It is the act of using maps made by the Home Owners Loan Association to distribute loans. This is a map that…
Vine City and Lead
Summary These two government documents pertain to the lead in the soil of the Vine City area (near Mercedes Benz stadium and Spelman College, and Clark Atlanta). Fulton county. Two big takeaways from these sources. “Historically, dozens of foundries operated in Atlanta with documentation going back to the late 1800s.”(EPA). Additionally, there were lead levels…
Redlining and Temperature Disparity
Summary This study by Jeremy S. Hoffman, Vivek Shandas, and Nicholas Pendleton look at redlining and temperature. It is attempting to relate the results of today’s results in temperature distribution within cities across America with the risk assessment for loans of the HOLC(Home Owner’s Loans Corporation). There are four categories for loans. “Best”, “Still Desirable”,…
Stonecrest and Metro Green
Summary These two sources are from local news and the website of Super District 7 Commissioner, Lorraine Cochran-Johnson. She is running for reelection in December of 2022 and the release of this article was September 2021. This was probably not a PR stunt for reelection. The article on Lorraine Cochran-Johnson’s website was written by Zach…
Toxic Release Inventories
Summary This Study by Ryan Johnson, Kim Ramsey-White, and Christina H. Fuller investigates the history and outcomes of companies in the metro Atlanta area which are considered, by the EPA, to be TRI’s. Toxic release inventories, or TRI’s, are companies which produce more than 25,000 pounds of toxic waste a year and/or companies that handle…