From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the

From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement (Critical America, 34)
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When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racismâ€”the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and low-income communitiesâ€”gained unprecedented recognition. Behind the President's signature, however, lies a remarkable tale of grassroots activism and political mobilization. Today, thousands of activists in hundreds of locales are fighting for their children, their communities, their quality of life, and their health. From the Ground Up critically examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, Luke Cole and Sheila Foster combine long-time activism with powerful storytelling to provide gripping case studies of communities across the U.Sâ€”towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizonaâ€”and their struggles against corporate polluters. The authors effectively use social, economic and legal analysis to illustrate the historical and contemporary causes for environmental racism. Environmental justice struggles, they demonstrate, transform individuals, communities, institutions and even the nation as a whole.
Country USA
Brand New York University Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780814715376
ReleaseDate 2000-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814715376

Country	USA
Brand	New York University Press
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780814715376
ReleaseDate	2000-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780814715376

From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement (Critical America, 34)