Madrona Case Study

1. Fairness and equity: What does fairness entail in this case? Does fairness to this neighborhood require that past inequities be addressed? Why or Why not?

Fairness is what the community of Pina is looking for, to be treated with the same respect and equality as the other neighbor cities. Yes it requires the past inequalities to be address because the air its being greatly affected by all the plant constructions that have being pushed to the Pina neighborhood.

a. If so, is it really the role of the city council, the mayor, or the individual company to do so?

Yes, is the role of the major to keep its community healthy.

2. Disproportionate burdens: What does this mean in this case? (If you are unsure of the term, please look it up) Is this really a case of disproportionate burdens on one segment of society, and if so, how?

In this case it means that in Madrona city from all the neighborhoods in it only Pina neighborhood is affected. Yes because of the entire neighborhood Pina is the most affected and it’s only a small percentage from all of the cities.

3. Community decision-making: Is it possible that a fair process can produce unjust or racist outcomes? On what scale should siting decisions be made: locally (neighborhood), city-wide, county, state or federal levels? (In other words, who gets to ultimately decide?)

Yes it can produce an unjust or racist outcome because, for example for this case although Pina is already affected by all the plants that affect the air the RHA meets all the legal requirements to start construction. Citywide because the community should decide if they need construction or not because they are the ones affected.

4. Long and short term impacts: Should the city or should an individual industry be held responsible for fixing environmental