Anthro 25A Summer 2020: Final

Question 1

Hazardous waste sites and other locally unwanted land uses are

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regulated by the US Toxic Substances Control Act., disproportionately located in nonwhite and poor communities

Question 2

Epistemic injustice occurs

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when companies provide misleading information about toxic chemicals

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Experts who study “health disparities” emphasize

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the health advantages of living in a wealthy neighborhood

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Love Canal

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came to symbolize the environmental health risks of toxic waste disposal

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Environmental racism is evident in Wilmington, California because:

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pollution impacts disproportionately low-income people of color (PoC)

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Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring, published in 1962

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focused on the devastating impacts of DDT and other pesticides

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Data injustice

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occurs when people don’t have the information they need

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49) Communities that are environmental injustice “hotspots” or “sacrifice zones” are often impacted by

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toxic emissions from refineries

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Greenwashing claims often include

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irrelevant information

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The US Clean Air Act has

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helped cut ground-level ozone, a dangerous component of smog.

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The Love Canal environmental contamination case focused attention on

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people’s health

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Climate change denialists

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characterize climate change science as uncertain and debatable.

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Cumulative effects of pollution exposure are challenging to deal with because

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exposures come from many different pollution sources

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The environmental justice movement emerged in the 1980s

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to contest environmental racism

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The precautionary principle

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places the burden-of-proof for chemical safety on companies

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The environmental justice movement focuses on

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uneven distributions of environmental problems among social groups

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

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produces climate change assessment reports on the basis of scientific info

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Climate change adaptation

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seeks to lower the risks posed by the consequences of climatic change

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Social determinants of health include

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the location of people’s homes

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Economic Injustice

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occurs when poverty or uneven wealth exacerbates environmental hazards.

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Environmental justice advocates argue that residents near polluting facilities should

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be given understandable information about health risks from pollution

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Climate change mitigation

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addresses the root causes of climate change (reducing greenhouse gas)

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Cumulative effects of pollution exposure are challenging to deal with because

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exposures come from many different pollution sources

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Green chemistry

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works to develop solvents that aren’t toxic

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an organization created

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in 1998 by the World Meteorological Organizational and UNEP

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Climate change adaptation can include investment in

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levees to protect coastal properties from flooding

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Climate change mitigation can include

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subsidies for electric vehicles

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Cumulative environmental health effects

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are difficult to deal with through law and regulation

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Environmental injustice can result from

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lack of independent soil and air testing

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Cumulative effects of pollution exposure are challenging to deal with because

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they disproportionately impact people of color

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Endocrine disruption

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can occur even at very low levels of exposure to chemicals

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New jobs are created through projects that restore wetlands. This illustrates the goals of

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the Green New Deal.

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Work toward environmental justice is often

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undermined by the influence polluting companies have in local elections

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Experts who study “health disparities” argue that

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health campaigns that focus only on individual behavior won’t be effective

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Looking at climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has

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estimated rapid melting of glaciers in the Himalayas and Tibet

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Media injustice

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occurs when social problems aren’t covered by news outlets.

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Cumulative effects of pollution exposure are challenging to deal with because

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of the length of time between pollution exposures and disease onset

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Advocates of a “Green New Deal” are concerned

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about the well-being of people who work in the fossil fuel industry

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The precautionary principle

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can be translated as “‘it is better to be safe than sorry”.

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Work toward environmental justice is often

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led by strong grassroots community organizations

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Greenwashing involves

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misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company.

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Since its inception in the 1950s, the environmental conservation movement has

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worked to protect wildlife and wildlands from destruction by human activity

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Climate change denialists amplify the voices of

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those who reject climate change science

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Love Canal

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demonstrated how citizens can mobilize to find solutions to EJ issues

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Researchers are working to develop alternatives to solvents that are hazardous to human health. This is an example of

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green chemistry.

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Childrens’ playgrounds next to chemical facilities

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are a source of toxic exposure and reproductive injustice.

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The environmental justice movements focuses on

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ways poverty and pollution go together

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Cumulative environmental health effects

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result from a combination of health stressors

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Community assets

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are resources that enable community members to work together

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A circular economy

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turns industrial waste into production inputs

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Worst case scenario refers to

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an estimate made by a facility under EPA’s Risk Management Planning program

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Experts who study “health disparities” argue that

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the quality of schools in a neighborhood influences health outcomes

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Anthro 25A Summer 2020: Final

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