Alston, P. (Host). (2023, April 13). How environmental racism is hurting communities of color in Boston [Audio podcast interview]. In How environmental racism is hurting communities of color in Boston. WGBH. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2023-04-13/how-environmental-racism-is-hurting-communities-of-color-in-boston
This source is an interview By Paris Alston, interviewing Professor Lacee Satcher, who first explains what environmental racism is, then mentions places in Massachusetts where there is more risk for environmental hazards and places where income disparity is an issue that ties in with environmental justice. She says that many of these places are getting hotter due to asphalt heating up as well as the buildings, and then releasing the heat. These environmental issues aren’t on the community to fix, but the policy makes and the government. She adds on that asthma rates are much higher in Boston because of all the pollution, and these things need to be fixed.
This was a really interesting article, mainly because unlike the others, this was an interview and you really got to see the input of another person who was very knowledgeable about these things.
I agree that this article is very interesting. I think more people should know about the conditions people of color face in places such as Boston. Although everyone in the area is living under severe weather, it’s clear that people in lower-income housing aren’t receiving adequate accommodations from the government, causing them to suffer far worse under the heat. How do you think we could combat environmental racism?