Picture a six-story tall, one-block long, 100,000-ton mountain of dangerous, rotting roof shingles towering over your neighborhood. On this episode of The Reasons Behind, dedicated to exploring environmental justice issues worldwide, host Gavin Mariani delves into Shingle Mountain, an emblematic case of environmental racism, with expert Benjamin Gisonni. How does something like this happen, who is to blame, and how do you get rid of it?

Sources + Info:

Washington Post article on Shingle Mountain: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/16/environmental-racism-dallas-shingle-mountain/

Post-removal celebrations news clip: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/southern-dallas-block-party-celebration-over-shingle-mountain-removal/287-250998b6-9a63-40ff-95d0-d26a8081a09d

Zip code demographics: https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/75241/

Documentary on Shingle Mountain: https://www.bet.com/episodes/8198nh/disrupt-dismantle-shingle-mountain-season-1-ep-1

Timeline of shingle removal: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0a10210bd0924f1e96774834c6f0eda2

Article honoring Marsha Jackson on the removal of Shingle Mountain: https://www.hksinc.com/our-news/articles/dallas-activist-marsha-jackson-honored-as-mountain-mover/

John Oliver segment on Shingle Mountain: https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2022/05/john-oliver-takes-on-shingle-mountain/

Music: “Abstract Fashion Pop” from QubeSounds