Environmental Justice By Robert D. Bullard And Glenn S. Johnson
The essay Environmental Justice by Robert D. Bullard and Glenn S. Johnson explored many different aspects of environmental justice issue in the United States. They specifically looked at how communities of color have been specifically targeted for sites toxic waste dumps and other environmental hazards. A phenomenon known as environmental racism. Additionally, how grassroots organizations have had success fighting for the rights for the people in lower-class communities, as well for people of color. Corporations in their quest to provide products to the American people, and their bigger desire to make as much money as possible. Have targeted poor communities as areas they can dump their waste products. They particularly targeted areas that people of color live in, 3 out of 4 hazardous landfills are located in black communities according to a number of different studies. Both federal and state governments are complicit in these environmental atrocities. They offer tax break and corporate welfare to these companies that take
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It also produced many different studies regarding the racism that was involved in the selection of these sites. The Commission for Racial Justice found that race to be the most potent variable in predicting where these facilities were located. The grassroots organizations adopted 17 “principles of environmental justice” in September 1991. They defined environmental justice as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. They forced the EPA to enforce the nation’s environmental laws and hold elected officials accountable for their actions. President Clinton signed an executive order 12898, “Federal Action to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. Which prohibits discriminatory practices in program receiving federal
It also produced many different studies regarding the racism that was involved in the selection of these sites. The Commission for Racial Justice found that race to be the most potent variable in predicting where these facilities were located. The grassroots organizations adopted 17 “principles of environmental justice” in September 1991. They defined environmental justice as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. They forced the EPA to enforce the nation’s environmental laws and hold elected officials accountable for their actions. President Clinton signed an executive order 12898, “Federal Action to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. Which prohibits discriminatory practices in program receiving federal