After the Spill: Environmental Justice and Disaster Relief in West Virginia

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2016-12

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The Ohio State University

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Using interviews with local activists, survivors of the flood, and environmental professionals, I look at narratives of environmental justice and disaster relief as response to industrial and environmental disasters in West Virginia, focusing on the 2014 Elk River chemical spill and the 2016 floods.

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folklore, environmental justice, disaster relief, resilience, west virginia, chemicals

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