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Episode 10 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 6 - Introduction to Cancer Alley
Season 2 Episode 10
This episode is about Cancer Alley. A place where the risk of getting cancer is 50 times higher than the national average. A place that the United Na…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 9 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 5 - USEPA vs. Denka & DuPont
Season 2 Episode 9
As we continue our series on “Sacrifice Zones”, we turn our attention to Cancer Alley, a particularly insidious area in Louisiana that is riddled wit…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 8 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 4 - Let's talk about BASF
Season 2 Episode 8
**This episode is dedicated to Mary Gladell Rice Martin (1932 - 2023). She was an amazing woman, a pillar in her community, and a lifelong BASF emplo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 7 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 3 - Investigative Reporting by ProPublica
Season 2 Episode 7
Part 3 of our series on sacrifice zones takes a look at ProPublica’s investigative reporting on sacrifice zones. ProPublica’s analysis of five years …
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 6 - Sacrifice Zones, Pt. 2: A Global Phenomenon
Season 2 Episode 6
Part 2 of our series on sacrifice zones takes a look at the world stage. There are areas all around the globe where resource extraction, dirty energy…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 5 - What are Sacrifice Zones? (Pt. 1)
Season 2 Episode 5
Today marks the beginning of a series of episodes about sacrifice zones. Have you heard of them? They are areas all throughout the world that are in …
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 4 - Water Crisis in Baltimore, MD
Season 2 Episode 4
The City of Baltimore is in the midst of a water crisis, decades in the making. From E. Coli contamination leading to a week-long boil water advisory…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 3 - Now We're Cooking with Gas...but should we?
Season 2 Episode 3
Gas stoves have always been touted as the superior way to cook, whether you are grilling outside or making dinner in the home. However, they have com…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 2 - Revisiting the water crisis in Jackson, MS
Season 2 Episode 2
In August 2022, major flooding disrupted the operation of the O.B Curtis Water Treatment Plant, which caused residents in Jackson, MS to go without w…
3 years, 5 months ago
Episode 1 - New Year, New Beginnings
Season 2 Episode 1
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2023 and to the (new and improved) Environmental Justice Lab Podcast. It is exciting to think about all that we can do tog…
3 years, 5 months ago