D8: Upton Sinclair Lecture: The Trash School
Mon, 6/1: 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
Education Sessions
Education Sessions
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center
Room: 295
CM Credit Hours: 1
Description
Georgia Gee spent a year investigating this horrific story of environmental racism and public health neglect. The lead was buried deep. She sifted through thousands of documents, archival newspapers and travelled to East Gainesville, Florida to uncover how an elementary school sat on a toxic waste site, and how officials knew and never cleaned it up. Asthma and cancer have ravaged the community. In this session, Gee will discuss how she came across this story, the reporting process and challenges, including pushback from state agencies, and how in the U.S., this toxic site is not an anomaly.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, the participant will be able to:
• Describe the reporting process behind investigating a story of environmental neglect.
• Identify takeaways on the extent in which schools sit on, or in proximity, to landfill sites and the catastrophic health impacts.
• Explain how to work with public records to identify and chronicle public health crises.
• Describe the reporting process behind investigating a story of environmental neglect.
• Identify takeaways on the extent in which schools sit on, or in proximity, to landfill sites and the catastrophic health impacts.
• Explain how to work with public records to identify and chronicle public health crises.
Content Level
Intermediate
Core Competencies
Chemical Hazards
Community Exposure
Toxicology / Human Disease
Session Availability
In-person
OnDemand
Virtual