2051 2023 L18 Environmental Justice-GN

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2051 2022 Environmental Justice - Guided Notes (Why should we think about environmental crises in terms of environmental justice?) (What is structural violence and how does it connect to environmental justice issues?) Today: - Flint - Environmental justice - Lead - Jackson - Justice The Flint Water Crisis (What started the Flint water crisis?) (What two phenomena, not unique to Flint, predated but helped lead to the Flint water crisis?) (What is Flint most famous for (aside from its water crisis?) 1

(Give two reasons why 6 million African Americans left the south for Flint from 1915-1960 ). (Define white flight and give two reasons why it occurred in Flint. Which reason is specific to Flint?) (What specific problem occurs when a city’s population is cut in half?) (Why was a city manager appointed in Flint and what was the problem with this city manager system?) 2

(Name one of the most destructive decisions made related to the Flint water crisis. Why was this decision so consequential?) (Who is Mona Hanna-Attisha? Why does she matter?) Write: What obligation do local, state and federal governments have to provide clean water? Do you think having clean water supplies is a right? Why? Why not? What ethical concepts from class apply to this question and why? 3

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