Episode 61 - The Sacrifice Zones of Hurricane Harvey
In this second installment of special coverage Hu…
December 19, 2017
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Episode 61 · December 19, 2017
Episode 61 - The Sacrifice Zones of Hurricane Harvey
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Summary
In this second installment of special coverage Hurricane Harvey's aftermath, Abby Martin explores how the petrochemical industry dominates the city and why its low-income, Black and Latino areas are in the highest-risk areas for flooding and pollution, earning them the name "sacrifice zones."
Abby explores Houston's unique lack of zoning and regulations that maximized the impact of the storm, the "fence-line communities" deliberately put in harm's way, inhumane treatment of incarcerated people in the disaster, and how the ownership of the city by Big Oil puts thousands of lives in peril.
Featuring interviews with Dr. Robert Bullard, professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University; Azzurra Crispino, co-founder of Prison Abolition Prisoner Support (PAPS); and Yvette Arellano of the Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Series.
LISTEN TO PART I: http://bit.ly/2Biz2is
LISTEN TO PART III: http://bit.ly/2AZ36LT
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