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Frontline and Fenceline Communities
Provided by: The Climate Reality Project |Published on: November 9, 2022
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Synopsis
- This article details the communities that are disproportionately impacted by greenhouse gas pollution and climate change: frontline communities, and fenceline communities.
- Students will read about the communities already negatively affected by climate change, those that share borders with polluting industries, and the socially-just solutions to address both.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts
Authors: The Climate Reality Project
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article lays out complex concepts in a way that is easy to understand.
- The included links are great resources for additional learning.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should have some prior knowledge of systemic and/or environmental racism.
Differentiation
- Connections can be made in social studies classes learning about systemic structures that affect low income communities or people of color and how different communities are impacted by similar issues.
- Health classes can use this article when discussing how climate change impacts the health of humans.
- Consider using this article with others for a more rounded understanding of the issue. Other resources that would complement this one include Environmental Racism, Environmental Justice 101, and "Asthma Alley."
- As an extension, have students research one way to help a frontline or fenceline community and consider if or how they could implement those solutions in their own household, community, or school.
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About the Partner Provider
The Climate Reality Project
Climate Reality Project seeks to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society. They recruit, train, and mobilize people to become powerful activists, providing the skills, campaigns, and resources to push for aggressive climate action and high-level policies that accelerate a just transition to clean energy.
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