Title: TASK: Environmental Racism along Louisiana's Cancer Alley
Course: GG 22/23 Leuphana-Copy > Section: 2.6 Environmental // Justice

Both videos cover the situation along the so-called “Cancer Alley”, an 85-mile stretch of land along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, where over 150 petrochemical plants and refineries pollute surrounding, mostly black communities.

1. Watch the video "Why Coronavirus hits Black people the hardest" by Vox and take notes to make a list of key points on the reflection questions mentioned below. Read the reflection questions before watching the video.

© Source: Vox

- Why do residents of Cancer Alley have higher death rates caused by Covid 19?
- What links Cancer Alley to the aftermath of slavery?

2. Watch the news report A push for clean air in Louisiana’s "Cancer Alley" by ABC News and take notes to make a list of key points on the reflection questions mentioned below. Read the reflection questions before watching the video.

© Source: ABC News
- After listening to Sharen's story, do you believe that each citizen of the United States has to play a role in tackling Environmental Racism?
- What solution did the state of Louisiana take to improve air quality?
- What is Prof. Ebinger's prime concern about carbon sequestration one mile under the lake?

Hint: You can turn on the subtitles by clicking on the appropriate button at the bottom right corner of the video

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