Environmental racism is a form of systemic racism whereby communities of color are exposed to more environmental dangers than others. It can take many forms, from workplaces with unsafe health ...

Powerful industries and military bases are often placed in areas with the least political power, causing long-term damage to ...

Waste Energy's CEO said he would not have tried to locate in the Old Wilmington Road area had he known the history of the neighborhood, near downtown.

More broadly, it is environmental racism, in which a wealthier ... Larry Summers is a classic example of the Western corporate view of toxic dumping. The one time US Secretary of the Treasury ...

“In honor of Black History month, we extend our examination of environmental racism to look at its historical origins and the legacy that disparate toxic exposures has had on the health and welfare of ...

Although environmental activists have been fighting for change for more than 40 years, environmental racism persists ... One of the earliest examples of a community coming together to fight ...

Many of the issues our world faces today are interrelated. “Environmental racism” is one issue which race activists and environmentalists and are working together to tackle. Black communities ...

“In honor of Black History month, we extend our examination of environmental racism to look at its historical origins and the legacy that disparate toxic exposures has had on the health and welfare of ...

Among several examples he cited was Eufaula Street ... but we’re now facing another form of environmental racism,” he said. “This just didn’t happen today.” The site where Waste Energy ...