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Uncategorized / 20 March 2024 by John

On the Fenceline – Podcast

In the podcast below, you’ll hear about the modern beginnings of the environmental justice movements, and meet advocates who are fighting to stop pollution in their communities – while sometimes deploying creative tactics. Features: Dr. Robert Bullard, Hilton Kelley, Ada Lockridge, Pam Miller, Dr. Mark Mitchell, Bryan Parras, the late Ron Plain, Dr. Paul Saoke, Dr. Monica Unseld, Vi Waghiyi, and Diane Wilson.

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Podcast Credits

This has been Unintended Consequences, “A Brief and Recent History of Environmental Health.”
  • Kelly Hendricks, editor
  • Kim Thomas, Advisor
  • Stephenie Hendricks, researcher, producer, writer, narrator.
Special Thanks to:
  • Dr. Robert Bullard
  • Judy Da Silva
  • Tom Goldtooth
  • Hilton Kelley
  • Ada Lockridge
  • Pam Miller
  • Dr. Mark Mitchell
  • Bryan Parras
  • The late Ron Plain
  • Dr. Paul Saoke
  • Monica Unseld
  • Vi Waghiyi
  • Diane Wilson
Archival footage was used in this podcast, and we’d like to thank:
  • “Broken Ground” podcast from the Southern Environmental Law Center
  • Grist Climate Solutions from the Front Lines of Environmental Justice
  • The Goldman Fund
  • Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Tribunal
  • Paper Tiger Productions
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada
  • The Southern Environmental Law Center “Broken Ground” Podcast
  • The University of California Davis Environmental Health Science Center
  • WFSB
Funded in part by the

Peter Wall Institute Catalyst Collaboration Fund

This has been an environmental humanities doctoral research project for the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Sustainability Them, at the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies,. Dr. Greg Garrard, Principal Investigator. Stephenie Hendricks, Project Lead.


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Bhopal, India Catastrophe
Bhopal, India Catastrophe: December 2nd - 4th, 1984, the Union Carbide/Dow chemical plant in Bhopal, India exploded, killing tens of thousands of people instantly and leaving hundreds of thousands with lasting illnesses (The Bhopal Medical Appeal).

Bioaccumulation
When manmade persistent toxic chemicals in air and water are taken in by fish and animals and then ingested by people, they accumulate in their bodies (Justice Laws Canada).

Cancer Alley
The coastal area from Texas through Louisiana with more than 100 chemical plants located in predominantly African American, Indigenous, or Latino communities (University of Texas).

Chemical Valley
The area around Sarnia, Ontario, where petrochemical plant emissions are linked to detrimental health impacts among Indigenous communities living next to them (McGill University).

Disinfectant By Products (DBPs)
Chemicals that form when chlorine is used for disinfecting drinking water to prevent disease. The chlorine reacts with decaying organic matter, like leaves or vegetation, from lakes and rivers to form DBPs. Two of the most common types of DBPs found in chlorinated drinking water are trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) (Indigenous Services Canada).

Environmental Justice
Environmental justice embraces the principle that all people and communities have a right to equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations (Robert Bullard).

Fenceline Communities
People living next to toxic emitting facilities such as petrochemical plants, landfills, and manufacturing companies (Tulane Environmental Law Journal).

National Pollutant Release Inventory
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s database for toxic emissions reporting.

Persistent Organic Pollutant (POPs) Chemicals
Manmade toxic chemicals that last a long time and travel north on wind and water, contaminating Indigenous communities in the Arctic (Government Canada).

Sacrifice Zones
Areas where companies and government authorities ignore harm to communities near toxic emission facilities (Ryan Juskas).

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
U.S. EPA database repository for corporations reporting toxic emissions.

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