Rich and Zara discuss the cause and effect of a toxic waste dump, Shingle Mountain, in southern Dallas. They explore how historic redlining and current environmental racism played into the deteriorating health of over 100 people living in the area. With lack of city involvement, Shingle Mountain grew up to 60 feet tall. Zhou and Ali dissect the underlying reasons for the rise of Shingle Mountain, and how the build-up of asphalt shingles represented something much greater.

If you want to learn more about the residents’ experiences:

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/09/southeast-dallas-shingle-mountain-environmental-racism/Links to an external site.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/16/environmental-racism-dallas-shingle-mountain/Links to an external site.

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/05/it-only-took-three-months-for-industry-to-return-to-the-shingle-mountain-site/Links to an external site.

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2023/08/another-year-another-cleanup-of-the-land-that-once-held-shingle-mountain/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dmagazine&utm_source=facebookLinks to an external site.

Sources:

https://www.nbcdfw.com/video/local/dallas-rezones-shingle-mountain-site/3769349/Links to an external site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xEWKkdYnXcLinks to an external site.

https://www.the-ies.org/resources/shingle-mountain-one-community%E2%80%99s-fight-against-giant#:~:text=The%20removal%20of%20Shingle%20Mountain%20was%20a%20monumental%20victory%2C%20but,to%20be%20polluted%20with%20leadLinks to an external site..

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Choate+Rd,+Dallas,+TX+75241/@32.6823416,-96.7341385,3a,15y,215.87h,88.45t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1slI9GqF5oEM2wlc4lTs-9vg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D1.547305452487592%26panoid%3DlI9GqF5oEM2wlc4lTs-9vg%26yaw%3D215.86732935515508!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x864ebd71a47615b5:0x64b4da14373a2949!8m2!3d32.6819004!4d-96.7350905!16s%2Fg%2F1v_ncy1_?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3DLinks to an external site.

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/12/09/southeast-dallas-shingle-mountain-environmental-racism/Links to an external site.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/16/environmental-racism-dallas-shingle-mountain/Links to an external site.

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/05/it-only-took-three-months-for-industry-to-return-to-the-shingle-mountain-site/Links to an external site.

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2023/08/another-year-another-cleanup-of-the-land-that-once-held-shingle-mountain/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dmagazine&utm_source=facebookLinks to an external site.