I suffer with COPD [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]. I suffer with asthma. I was diagnosed last year… Since I’ve been diagnosed with it I’ve been on loads of medication. I’m on oxygen, I’m supposed to be on oxygen around the clock.” A year after this video was taken, the County Council approved the concrete plant’s permit to expand, despite strong local opposition and these stories. The local communities have now turned to the courts and await the results of that process. Recorded Winter of 2008 at St. Matthew CME Church, Cedar Heights, Prince George’s County, Maryland.