In 1982, in response to some articles published comparing the Love Canal protests to the Warren County protests, a reader wrote in to The Daily Tar Heel — a local newspaper in Chapel Hill, NC, to argue that the two circumstances were not the same. The reader claims that the chemical waste dumping that was happening in Warren County was within legal limits and that it was occurring in a sparsely-populated area, as opposed to the dumping in Love Canal.

This site discusses some of the protests at Love Canal in the 1980s, led by Lois Gibbs — including how her group held an EPA spokesman and scientist hostage from leaving their hotel room for six hours to give President Carter an ultimatum. In the December 1st, 2022, webinar, UNC Charlotte professor and environmental activist shared her thoughts about how this situation might have turned out differently if the leaders of the protest were Black. View the clip.

This article discusses how the initially predicted damage of the Colonial Pipeline spill was actually inaccurate and the real damage was much worse. It also includes an interview with the EPA administrator and NC Governor Roy Cooper on their plans for regulating the use of certain chemicals in the future.

This author dissects the argument regarding the term "climate anxiety" and its debated roots in white privilege.

This article describes T.J. Reddy's influence through artwork.

This article discusses Ben Chavis' role in the environmental justice movement in Warren County, including his creation of the term "environmental racism."

This website gives information regarding Charlotte's economic mobility compared to other states in the U.S.

This document, published by UNC Charlotte alumnus and environmental activist, Benjamin Chavis, breaks down the inequitable quality of life for Black people in America due to their environment.

This blog post gives a brief overview of Charlotte's history with environmental justice and the purpose of the "Environmental Justice in Charlotte: Study & Practice" webinar series.