Q (2) NEW JERSEY CASE STUDY: For the case study paper, each student is to locate and elaborate a CURRENT case study of environmental injustice or racism in NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, or PENNSYLVANIA. Because each student must research a different case study, your topic must be approved in advance by the instructor. Your case study paper should briefly detail the following: • Problem overview • Background • Demographics of the area • Key actors Links to an external site./institutions involved • Victims and costs of the event • Responses by government and local community groups • How does this fit in to the environmental justice framework For examples of case studies, please visit: http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/cases.htmlLinks to an external site. For a starting point on areas with EJ issues, you might want to play around with the EPA mapping tool: https://ejscreen.epa.gov/mapper/ Links to an external site.. Topics are due by Sept. 20th. Papers are due by October 18th. The final paper must be a minimum of five (5) pages, double-spaced, not including your works cited page. The major points in your paper must be substantiated by references to articles in academic journals and/or professional books (not including introductory textbooks; and not including material assigned for this course). A minimum of five (5) sources are expected. Citations and references should follow the APA citation method. The NJ Case Study is worth a potential of 70 points (23% of your final grade).
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