The environmental justice movement has made strides during the past few decades. However, with environmental inequities still prevalent throughout the United States, more research is necessary to advance the environmental justice discourse, provide education and awareness, and to implement positive impactful policies that will promote quality living for minority and low-income communities. Using community based participatory action research, this study utilizes the concepts of racial capitalism and chemical alterlives to provide an additional lens to environmental justice research. The study is based in Uniontown, Alabama where three industrial facilities are based: Arrowhead Landfill, Southeastern Cheese Corporation, and Harvest Select Catfish Plant. The research aims to investigate how the operations of three industrial facilities impact the livelihoods of Uniontown residents. The results display resident experiences that detail the detrimental effects industrial facilities have on communities such as Uniontown, but also the hope and strength of the region that emerges when there is unity.