Living on the Frontline of Environmental Assault: Lessons from the United States Most Vulnerable Communities

Glenn S Johnson

Living on the Frontline of Environmental Assault: Lessons from the United States Most Vulnerable Communities

Texas Southern University

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Abstract

   This paper presents the historical foundations and social context of the environmental justice 
   movement in the United States. It provides a critique of government policies and industry 
   practices that endanger the health and safety of African Americans and other minority groups. It 
   examines the role of grassroots groups, community based organizations, and black institutions in 
   dismantling the legacy of environmental racism, exploring some emblematic cases such as the 
   post-Katrina and the BP oil spill in 2010. The paper reveals that environmental injustice remains 
   a major barrier that impede millions of people of color from achieving healthy, livable, and 
   sustainable communities. 

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Education, Science, and Mathematics.
Volume	3
State	Published - Mar 2013

Keywords

Environmental Justice
United States
Vulnerable Communities

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

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