This website was created with the intention of highlighting environmental justice issues and areas of toxicity located near Salisbury, Maryland.
According to the EPA, environmental justice is the equitable treatment of all people regardless of race, national origin, or income in regard to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, policies, and regulations (EPA, 2022). These policies and regulations are what provide communities with access to green space, clean water, and clean air. In many communities across the country, equal access to these amenities is lacking. Pollution and toxicity are often concentrated in low-income communities of color, posing health risks including cancer and other diseases.
The Salisbury area is home to a population of over 100,000 individuals (World Population Review, 2022). Salisbury is also home to numerous industrial and agricultural sites that release toxic pollution every day. The city is located in Wicomico County, which has the highest cancer rates in the state of Maryland (NIH, 2022). Wicomico's cancer rates are among the top 5% of all counties in the country (NIH, 2022).
Many of the resources within this site were not easy to access. We hope that by compiling our work into one space, we can help shed light on environmental injustices and toxicity in Salisbury. Residents and students of Salisbury should have access to information regarding toxic pollution and unequal policies in the area. The following website highlights just 9 of many sites of interest. The locations are listed below, and you can find further summaries of information and resources regarding each case study by clicking on the site.
For more information and links to other documents, please visit the links below
https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice
https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/salisbury-md-population
https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/incidencerates/
According to the EPA, environmental justice is the equitable treatment of all people regardless of race, national origin, or income in regard to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, policies, and regulations (EPA, 2022). These policies and regulations are what provide communities with access to green space, clean water, and clean air. In many communities across the country, equal access to these amenities is lacking. Pollution and toxicity are often concentrated in low-income communities of color, posing health risks including cancer and other diseases.
The Salisbury area is home to a population of over 100,000 individuals (World Population Review, 2022). Salisbury is also home to numerous industrial and agricultural sites that release toxic pollution every day. The city is located in Wicomico County, which has the highest cancer rates in the state of Maryland (NIH, 2022). Wicomico's cancer rates are among the top 5% of all counties in the country (NIH, 2022).
Many of the resources within this site were not easy to access. We hope that by compiling our work into one space, we can help shed light on environmental injustices and toxicity in Salisbury. Residents and students of Salisbury should have access to information regarding toxic pollution and unequal policies in the area. The following website highlights just 9 of many sites of interest. The locations are listed below, and you can find further summaries of information and resources regarding each case study by clicking on the site.
For more information and links to other documents, please visit the links below
https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice
https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/salisbury-md-population
https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/incidencerates/
Landfill/ Manokin CommunityPerdue and Their Fowl FeedingGeorgetown and Cuba: Decades of Destruction |
How Toxic is Tubing?Contamination of Private Wells in Morris MillThe Fitzwater (California) Community’s Unfought Battle Against the Perdue Slaughterhouse |
13 Industrial Poultry Houses in my Neighborhood? No Way!The Dresser Wayne Brownfield: A Stick in (Contaminated) MudBeazer East Remediation Project |
Website researched and written by Salisbury ENVR Senior Seminar Class
With guidance from Professor Michael Lewis
With guidance from Professor Michael Lewis