Research Guides: UWS 52B: Environmental Justice / Climate Justice: Films about issues affecting communities in the US

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Streaming documentary: environmental justice in Mississippi

Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek (Docuseek2) by Leah Mahan, producer & director
Publication Date: 2015
Companion website
Bridge the Gulf Project
Docuseek Teacher's Guide
Follows the painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport. Over the course of a decade, Derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests and politicians and face ordeals that include Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disaster in their struggle for self-determination and environmental justice.

Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto (TED Talk)

Short films

Come Hell or High Water: Toxic Legacy

Is East Chicago the Next Flint? (Atlantic Documentaries)

The Lasting Fear of Flint's Water Crisis (The New Yorker, 2016)

What happens when you’re afraid to drink, or bathe, or brush your teeth? Parents and children from the city of Flint, Michigan, speak out about the psychological effects of living with contaminated water.

Historical context

Redlining timeline (Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston)
"Historical shift from explicit to implicit policies affecting housing segregation in eastern Massachusetts"
What is Superfund? (EPA)
"Superfund...allows EPA to clean up contaminated sites [and] also forces the parties responsible for the contamination to either perform cleanups or reimburse the government for EPA-led cleanup work."