1. Discuss an issue you care about related to environmental quality and find an article, video, or infographic (from the CQ Researcher database or other appropriate location from the Shapiro Library) to support it. Post the resource link in the discussion board.
   • A link to the CQ Researcher database is provided in this module's optional resources.
2. How does the issue in the resource relate to environmental quality and equity issues?
3. Who is impacted by the same issue in the resource, and who would be responsible for fixing the issue?

use the following scenario to answer questions listed above:

 Scenario 2: Social Justice  

Scenario from Project Guidelines and Rubric  You live in a neighborhood with an active community organization. You and your neighbors are very  concerned about inequity, as the city is spending money on improving road conditions in some areas,  but not others. One of your neighbors asked you to join them in attending a community action meeting  to address these observations in the form of an informational campaign. By reading the Elm Glen city  profile, you will learn about an example that highlights sustainability in action. In the Project Template,  you will describe some actionable steps the organization could take for each pillar of sustainability.  Organization Profile  Elm Glen is a primarily residential neighborhood in a mid-sized city. It is a densely urban area with a  diverse population.  About a quarter of the people in the community speak a language other than  English as their primary language. The median family income is average compared to the rest of the city.   The neighborhood is served by public transportation and is home to a commercial strip along Academy  Boulevard.  The neighborhood has a community organization called the Elm Glen Community  Association, which is made up of a small group of residents of the neighborhood who work to make sure  the area is safe and well maintained by the city. The neighborhood has a mix of streets, with some  generally more well maintained than others. Members of the community association have observed that  the city has prioritized spending money on repairing broken sidewalks, clearing sewer drains, and  beautifying medians in some areas, while neglecting other areas. In looking at the environmental  concerns they have for the neighborhood, the association has decided to look at the specifics of the  Flint, Michigan, water crisis to see what issues, missteps, and obstacles the city encountered in  addressing that crisis. They will then use that information to help determine the steps they should  recommend the city takes to prevent inequity in addressing the concerns of the neighborhood.  Case Study Summary  The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, is a case of governmental negligence and environmental injustice. As  a sustainability pillar, environmental justice relates to the human impact on environmental quality and  its unfairly distributed impacts. Flint’s mishandling of the water supply in 2014 adversely affected the  drinking water supply of 100,000 people, and the impacts disproportionately fell on those with little  resources to effectively provide themselves with safe drinking water. The city’s governmental leaders  failed in providing the basic necessity of water to its residents, resulting in tragic lead poisoning, which is  especially dangerous to children. As you will read in detail, the Flint water crisis is about much more  than lead water pipes; it is about intentional environmental injustice. In the aftermath of the tragedy,  we have learned lessons about promoting environmental justice in sustainability decision-making.