Living in fear in Camden and Pennsauken (N.J.) over proposed waste to energy Incinerators, (1970’s- early 1990’s) by Luis RamirezSite Description:My research topic will be based on the Landfill Crisis of the 1970's, and how the State of New Jersey decided to build...
From Crisis to Action: Arab American Involvement in Flint’s Water Crisis
Faith in Crisis: Arab American Faith Communities and the Fight for Water Equity in Flint (2015-2024) by Ameera Abouali Site Description:This project examines how Arab American communities in Flint, Michigan, responded to the 2014 water crisis, not only as victims of...
Cycling Infrastructure Inequality in NYC vs Newark, NJ
"Take the Lane vs. Thanks for the Lane", the Economics, Politics and Health Inequalities of Bicycle Infrastructure in Newark and New York, 1980-2015 by C.W. SleasmanSite Description:Prior to the ubiquity of the automobile in Newark and Manhattan, the bicycle was seen...
From Pride to Prejudice: How Egyptian Politics Sculpted the World’s Largest “Garbage City”, 1940-1970s
From Pride to Prejudice: How Egyptian Politics Sculpted the World’s Largest “Garbage City”, 1940-1970s by Arthanious ShafikSite Description:Mansheyet Nasser is a district of Cairo, Egypt. Cairo is one of the largest metropolises in the middle east. Known as the...
Shadows of Steel: Environmental Injustice and Marginalized Communities in Pittsburgh, 1945-1980.
Shadows of Steel: Environmental Injustice and Marginalized Communities in Pittsburgh, 1945-1980. by Joey CraskaSite Description:This site will dive into the affects that the Pittsburgh steel mills had on its surrounding communities and the groups of people it affected...
Coal Ash in Uniontown, Alabama
“That smell ... it makes you want to vomit”: Uniontown, Alabama’s Fight Against Pollution (2000 - 2022) Jozy BentleySite Description: Uniontown, Alabama is a small (predominantly, 90.6%) black city that sits in Perry County. The people of this community have been...
California’s Black Heroin
Los Angeles Urban Oil Drilling: California’s Black Heroin by J. SedilloSite Description: Oil was discovered in Los Angeles County in the early 1890’s, the ‘Los Angeles Oil Field’ was once the top producing oil field in California. Though Los Angeles county is the...
Do you know what your children are exposed to?
Do you know what your children are exposed to?: An inside look at how schools and recreational locations in modern day Newark, NJ are the most harmful to this city’s children by Anahi MunozSite Description: South Street School, built in 2016, is an elementary school...
Segregation over Safety
Segregation Over Safety:Suburbanization of Staten Island Via Fresh Kills Landfill (1948-2021) by J. LopezSite Description: Staten Island, or in more legal terms Richmond County, used to house the largest landfill in the world, opened in 1948. Fresh Kills Landfill was...
RPM Act
The RPM Act: How will the act affect us all in Englishtown, NJ (1972-2021) by Jason JimenezSite Description: Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act (RPM Act) is an act that allows those who modify their vehicles for the purpose of racing. Currently our street...