The Path of Least Resistance: I-280 and the Fragmentation of Newark, New Jersey’s Marginalized Communities, 1955–1980 by Joseph RassSite Description:This study examines the I-280 highway corridor (East-West Freeway) in Newark, New Jersey. Its construction continued...
When Water Turns into Poison: Race, Women, Class, and the Fight for Clean Water in Flint, Michigan (2014 – Present)
When Water Turns into Poison: Race, Women, Class, and the Fight for Clean Water in Flint, Michigan (2014 - Present) by Calixte AbandaSite Description:In 2014, Flint, a city in Michigan, became known around the world because of the water crisis that started there. To...
American Military Pollution on Okinawa, 1945 to Today
Paradise Lost: American Military Pollution on Okinawa, 1945 to Today by Maxwell LiSite Description:The island of Okinawa is the southernmost prefecture of Japan and is home to over 1.3 million people. Due to its strategic location along the Western Pacific, a large...
Igniting the SPARK: Portuguese Ironbound and the struggle for Environmental Justice in Newark 1960s-1990s
Igniting the SPARK: Portuguese Ironbound and the struggle for Environmental Justice in Newark, N.J., 1960s-1990s by Ethan JardimSite Description: Riverbank Park Protests, Newark Public Library Internet ArchiveIn 1995, the Newark city government proposed a plan to...
The Ironbound vs Newark International Airport
The Ironbound vs Newark International Airport by Aldo NolascoSite Description:It’s a beautiful spring day in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey. As I am officiating a soccer game I come to notice planes landing towards Newark International Airport every...
Noise Can Do More
Noise can do More than just hurt your ears: How Noise pollution is hurting the community of Crotona Park East and Morrisania, Bronx, NY (1980) by Joshua Matthew TalbanSite Description: Noise pollution in New York City dates back to the early 20th century and continues...
Zoning for Gloomy Days
Zoning for Gloomy Days: How the Ironbound was Designed to Oppress Child Development by Catrina NelsonSite Description: In the Ironbound district of Newark, NJ, there is a long history of land zoned for industrial use, such as factories, incinerators and an airport,...