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Environmental Justice and the Duwamish River

Environmental Justice and the Duwamish River. Jonathan Betz-Zall Highline Community College Library April, 2009. Duwamish River. Warning!. Wildlife still here. Pioneer Days. Duwamish not always an industrial sewer.

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Environmental Justice and the Duwamish River

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  1. Environmental Justice and the Duwamish River Jonathan Betz-Zall Highline Community College Library April, 2009

  2. Duwamish River

  3. Warning!

  4. Wildlife still here

  5. Pioneer Days Duwamish not always an industrial sewer. FirstEuropean Americans conformed to the meandering shape of the river.

  6. Duwamish in 1909 All rivers tend to meander. http://www.seattle.gov/Parks/proparks/projects/gateway.htm

  7. Pioneers Divide the Land and Water Contrast the curved shapes of nature with the square corners of the land claims.

  8. Early Industrial Plans an ideal spot for industrial uses Water for Cooling Transportation Waste Disposal All made easier by “straightening” the river

  9. Dredging the River Steam dredge at work http://www.historylink.org/db_images/SouthPark7.JPG

  10. Now – The “Duwamish Waterway” Current schematic map—no curves. http://www.seattle.gov/Parks/proparks/projects/gateway.htm

  11. Farmland first First European-American land use-- farming. [Image of Marra Farm, in South Park] http://www.seattle.gov/Neighborhoods/ppatch/locations/36.htm

  12. Native American workers Before they were forced onto reservations, Native Americans used to come and work for European American farmers. http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=3579

  13. Pushed out by Industry First Boeing Plant in Georgetown

  14. Cement Plant “Duwamish River Industry 2007” [painting by Robert Connell] http://www.davidsongalleries.com/artists/connell/connell-hoist.jpg

  15. Still polluting! From a Seattle Times story on the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance http://www.seattlepi.com/dayart/20050811/450soundkeeper_4.jpg

  16. Resulting Mess! Toxic (poisonous) Hazardous (corrosive/burning) Carcinogenic (causing cancer)

  17. Environmental Injustice in Seattle Red dots: Toxic Waste Sites Green Dots: Hazardous Waste Sites Blue Dots: Superfund Sites Light areas: low income Red outlines: People of Color

  18. Community Resistance • 1962—Housewives marched on City Hall to protest burning at South Park Dump. • Mid 1960s-- South Park was rezoned as industrial. 4200 residents staged a protest at City Hall and got half of the zoning changed to low-density residential. • Late 1970s—South End Seattle Community Organization protests plans to demolish Lucille Street Bridge. The city replaced it instead. • 1993—Concerned about truck traffic, the South Park Business and Citizens Group protests plans to expand recycling center. • 1999-2003—Community Coalition for Environmental Justice campaigns against Long Painting Company pollution.

  19. Long Painting 2001—Community Coalition for Environmental Justice campaign against a polluting facility http://www.ccej.org

  20. Public Hearing

  21. Failed Cleanup Effort Toxic mud got spread out instead of being removed.

  22. Replanting Direct remediation

  23. Cultural Connection Duwamish Tribal dancers

  24. Planning for the Future Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition leads a community visioning session.

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