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    Investigating the Impact of Racial Capitalism and Chemical Alterlives on Black Communities and Their Environments: A Qualitative Study in Uniontown, Alabama

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    128 pagesSupplemental file(s) description: None.The environmental justice movement has made strides during the past few decades. However, with environmental inequities still prevalent throughout the United States, more research is necessary to advance the environmental justice discourse, provide education and awareness, and to implement positive impactful policies that will promote quality living for minority and low-income communities. Using community based participatory action research, this study utilizes the concepts of racial capitalism and chemical alterlives to provide an additional lens to environmental justice research. The study is based in Uniontown, Alabama where three industrial facilities are based: Arrowhead Landfill, Southeastern Cheese Corporation, and Harvest Select Catfish Plant. The research aims to investigate how the operations of three industrial facilities impact the livelihoods of Uniontown residents. The results display resident experiences that detail the detrimental effects industrial facilities have on communities such as Uniontown, but also the hope and strength of the region that emerges when there is unity.2025-06-1

    The Biodiversity Of Dragonflies And Damselflies: The Species And Behaviors Of Odonata Inhabiting The Cooper Library Pond

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    The overall purpose of this project was to determine the biodiversity of Odonata, dragonflies and damselflies, in the area around the reflection pond in front of the campus library of Clemson University. Observations were made M-F during 2 or 3 30-minute sessions, and ethograms of the multiple thirty minute sessions were conducted. Biodiversity of the local dragonfly and damselfly species included both species’ composition and their behavioral patterns, such as: mating routines, perching patterns, and flying areas. The study also considered certain biases such as the effect of the temperature, wind, and the area which they inhabit. The results will be showcased in the campus library to inform and entertain students and visitors about these carnivorous insects that inhabit the Clemson University library pond
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