Author Archives: C-U Political Action Project

About C-U Political Action Project

The C-U Political Action Project is Andrew Bloeser, Chuck Allen, Rosemary Thariath, Mariyah Chaudhry, Katie Hapeman, Sunanna Chand, Allison Adams, D’ion Harris, and Sylvia Oglivie. The Project aims to merge political scholarship and community action. Its current work is a partnership with North End residents to address environmental and health-related concerns.

A Toxic Legacy: Douglass Park Residents In Their Own Words, Part 2

Posted on 04/01/2008 by C-U Political Action Project

THE DOUGLASS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD is home to a toxic legacy. Beneath the vacant lot at 5th and Hill, the soil and groundwater have long been contaminated. Along with an abandoned pump house, this contamination is the last remaining sign that … Continue reading →

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A Toxic Legacy: Douglass Park Residents In Their Own Words

Posted on 03/26/2008 by C-U Political Action Project

FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DOUGLASS PARK neighborhood, the vacant lot at 5th and Hill has a distinctively toxic legacy. People with a connection to the neighborhood have long suspected that the site was a source of problems. As they … Continue reading →

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Against Toxicity and Secrecy: Digging Up the Legacy of the 5th and Hill Site

Posted on 01/26/2008 by C-U Political Action Project

Off-site Migration of the “Toxic Blob” To see the vacant lot at 5th and Hill streets today, you would never know that a coal-to-natural gas plant once stood on the site. You would never know that this plant once dumped … Continue reading →

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