Environmental injustice is the unequal distribution of hazards based on factors such as race or income. The Regional Environmental Council, a local non- profit organization, is currently applying for level 2 of the EPA's CARE Grant. Our team mapped hazards and collected demographic information for communities of interest. Our findings support the existence of environmental injustice in Worcester, Massachusetts.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Bowen, Michael P
• Ilacqua, David Christopher
• McDonough, Margaret Claire
• Hodge, Kathleen Florence

Subject

• Environment
• Sustainability
• Infrastructure
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121312-135213

Keyword

• Equality
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Dehner, Corey

Year

• 2012

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Regional Environmental Council

Date created

• 2012-12-13

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright