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Discussion Lead Group 1 Week 2 - Environmental (in)Justice in the City
McCarthy et al. (2021) _________________________________
Main Goal: ● Gather concentration data for harmful
air pollutants before highway redevelopment project near Elyria-Swansea
Variables: ● Independent:
○ Location in relation to highway at time of measurement
○ Area wind patterns ● Dependent:
○ Pollutant concentration ■ Black Carbon (BC) ■ Air toxics
Results: ● BC concentrations at 180 m from
highway higher than background ● No significant difference for air toxics ● Smaller concentrations than previous
studies overall Future Work:
● Follow-up study after redevelopment Our Thoughts:
● Startling → normally, it’s hard to conceptualize the effects of auto emissions
Discussion Questions: ● Part of the problem with fighting
pollution is the fact that people can’t always easily see the effects of polluting factors. How can this problem be addressed?
● How might race and class come into play with this issue?
Milbourn & Geurtin (2020) _________________________________
Main Goal: ● Examine how brewers view their
impact on the environment Argument:
● The brewing industry should be examined under a Green Criminology framework
Conclusion: ● “Big beer” is likely to blame for most of
the pollution that occurs within the industry
● Craft breweries still have negative impact on environment
○ Brewers somewhat aware of this
Limitations: ● Location: Only focused on a relatively
small area for conducting interviews (mid-Atlantic and NE US)
● Gender: Only 3 females interviewed Future Work:
● Address above limitations Our Thoughts:
● While we believe there are people passionate about the expansion of brewing tanks, it seems to be doing more harm than good.
Discussion Questions: ● Is the expansion of the brewing
industry ultimately worth it for the environment?
● How can the Coors Brewing Company make improvements to benefit the environment?
● With the main limitations of location and gender, which one do you feel caused a bigger restriction? Why?