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Springfield, MA

Seeking Environmental Justice in the North End

Project

Timeline of Springfield's Environmental History

A brief timeline of Springfield’s environmental history, from colonization to today. Created by Tirzah Frank, Emma Lewis, and Catherine White.

Projects

Delgado, on the degradation within and around Gerena

Delgado, reflecting on the community’s efforts to improve health conditions at Gerena

Bachrach remarking on the ways the 1994 flood displaced services from Gerena

Bachrach, describing the devastation of the 1994 flood at the Gerena School

Grisel Delgado, describing former community services in Gerena’s tunnel level

Former music school director Eric Bachrach, reflecting on Gerena’s construction

The Gerena School: Contested Grounds

Mapping Environmental Justice in Springfield

Timeline of Springfield's Environmental History

Contributors

University Partners

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Community Partners

Arise for Social Justice

Neighbor to Neighbor