Environmental Justice

Mitigating the Toxic Remnants of the Berkeley Pit Mine

Detroit's I-375 has received initial funding towards replacing the freeway with a boulevard to provide safer transportation and increased community support. The I-375 has had historical impacts on downtown Detroit with its construction in the 1950s and 1960s resulting in demolishing predominantly black communities. This proposal led by the State of Michigan and the City of Detroit aims to repair the community, but some have concerns if DEI issues will be effectively addressed.

lissajm2024-05-28T15:25:44+00:00May 28, 2024|Categories: Case Summary|Tags: Environmental Justice, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Infrastructure, Environmental Politics, Water Quality and Health|0 Comments

Detroit’s Far West Neighborhood Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrade

Detroit's I-375 has received initial funding towards replacing the freeway with a boulevard to provide safer transportation and increased community support. The I-375 has had historical impacts on downtown Detroit with its construction in the 1950s and 1960s resulting in demolishing predominantly black communities. This proposal led by the State of Michigan and the City of Detroit aims to repair the community, but some have concerns if DEI issues will be effectively addressed.

lissajm2024-05-23T13:26:01+00:00May 23, 2024|Categories: Case Summary|Tags: Environmental Engineering, Environmental Justice, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Infrastructure, Hydraulics and Hydrological Engineering, Water Quality and Health|0 Comments

NEOM’s Shadow: The Dispossession of the Huwaitat People

In order to alleviate the traffic pressure of the Bosphorus Canal, reduce the potential risks of ships loaded with dangerous materials, and promote the country’s economic development, Istanbul Canal will be built connecting Marama Sea and the Black Sea. However this project will cause insecurity for Russia, upset environmental stability, pollute freshwater resources and deplete land for people's living.

lissajm2024-05-16T20:23:20+00:00May 16, 2024|Categories: Case Summary|Tags: Construction Engineering and Management, Energy Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Infrastructure, Environmental Politics|0 Comments

Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL)

For more economic gas transportation and storage, a pipeline was to be built from North Dakota to Pakota, Illinois. However, this pipeline induced great concern and many people were protesting about it. If it leaks, it will have a huge environmental impact on soil and water sources. Also, the pipeline crosses the local tribe's sacred land, which is not accepted by the tribal people. The pipeline is a vivid example of how the building of infrastructure struggles with social/environmental factors.

Guoyang2023-09-10T03:35:52+00:00June 16, 2023|Categories: Case Summary|Tags: Construction Engineering and Management, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Justice|0 Comments

Pollution Erasing Mossville

Sasol announced a project of building gas-to-liquid facility and ethane cracker in Lake Charles Louisiana after long-term negotiation with the Louisiana government officials. However, its pollution level seems not to be as satisfying as it claims. What's more, the relocation of local residents in Mossville is insufficient and racially discriminative.

Guoyang2024-04-09T18:56:22+00:00June 16, 2023|Categories: Case Summary|Tags: Air Quality, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Environmental Justice, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Infrastructure, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics and Hydrological Engineering|0 Comments