These are the submissions from the course "Environmental Justice" that explores global environmental issues from a social justice perspective. The foundation of environmental justice is built on the premise that all people, regardless of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and economic capacity have a right to a clean and safe environment, and access to adequate natural resources.
Submissions from 2024
Employment and Industry Implications of the Offshore Wind Projects in Rhode Island, Sarah M. Benoit, Anna Dwyer, Andrew Senecal, Aidan Tucker, and Michael Keating
Offshore Wind Farm in Rhode Island: Tourism Impacts, Claudia Celia, Sophia Kneath, Frances Donahoe, Kathleen Johnson, and Dylan Bigansky
Energy Claims for the Wind Farm off Newport’s South Coast, Karen J. Figueroa, Megan Trafford, Emma Wilson, Casey Maeve Birmingham, and Ava Brunnock
The Importance of Coastal Wetland Restoration in Old Lyme, CT: The White Sands Beach Salt Marsh Restoration Project, Hanna Lloyd
The Relationship Between Offshore Wind Farms and Marine Wildlife in Rhode Island, Hanna Lloyd, Ashley Caputo, Brendan Foley, Catherine Chadwick, and Savannah Szamborski
A Legal Whirlwind: An Exploration and Evaluation of Legal Claims Relating to The South Fork Wind Farm and Revolution Wind Project, Sarah Mikolay, Ava Cafasso, Aryanna Clasby, Elizabeth Erwin, and Maigen Leach
Submissions from 2017
The Lebanese Trash Crisis, Araz Khajarian
The Effects of Monsanto on Indian Farmer Suicide Rates, Rachel N. Sandri
Micro Plastics and Their Implications for Human Health: An Environmental Justice Approach, Alexis Smith