Talk:Fenceline community

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Since this page is still in the early stages of development, there are a few suggestions I would make for improvement, mostly regarding content that could be added to strengthen this source.

Firstly, in the section that mentions that fenceline communities are often inhabited by people of color or the working poor, it might be helpful to provide an example. An example of such communities largely exists in Louisiana in the area known as Cancer Alley. This is where there is much industry that pollutes the environment, having a disproportionate impact on marginalized groups. This demonstrates how the environmental risks created by industries that the majority of residents in the United States depend on disproportionately affect poor people of color.

Additionally, in the section that claims that vulnerable communities fail to organize for fear of disrupting the social order or losing their jobs, it would be helpful to add that on top of that fear, such communities often do not have the resources or education to organize. This was demonstrated in the Louisiana community, Diamond, where the residents were only able to provide anecdotal accounts of what they were experiencing in the face of the evidence and research that was being conducted and produced by Shell doctors and scientists, who had an obvious motivation to disprove the claims of the Diamond residents.

Finally, I would add something that mentions the barriers that residents in fenceline communities face in relocating. It seems as though a simple solution for the members of such communities would be to just move. However, when large industries come in that pollute the environment and make fenceline communities undesirable places to live, it dramatically lowers the property value of the homes in these communities. Therefore, individuals in such communities are often forced to endure the conditions in such communities due to their economic inability to relocate.

Morganmccaslin (talk) 16:56, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

I would say that I think that there are a lot of examples of fence line communities that could be given in an article like this. I feel as though it is extremely surface level right now and doesn't dive deep into some of the repercussions that come from being in a fence line community. Smaurer9844 (talk) 04:06, 17 May 2017 (UTC)smaurer9844

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Potential Edits
I am interested in editing this article this semester because of the readings in my class last semester that dealt with health inequalities and environmental racism. The current fenceline community article is a stub article with room for significant additions and improvement. I could possibly add a historical section, expand on the effects, and expand upon environmental racism. I could also add more examples of current fenceline communities. My user page has more details and sources listed. S.shedore (talk) 20:14, 9 February 2021 (UTC)