02836oam 2200433 450 991016284070332120190911103517.01-5345-0012-X(OCoLC)971119251(MiFhGG)GVRL07ZU(EXLCZ)99371000000104452820170113d2017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEnvironmental racism and classism /Anne Cunningham, book editorNew York :Greenhaven Publishing,2017.1 online resource (156 pages)At issue. American politics1-5345-0016-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Building momentum for the environmental justice movement / Renee Skelton and Vernice Miller -- 2. Strategies to fight environmental injustice at home and abroad / Robert Bullard -- 3. Flint's water crisis fits a pattern of environmental injustice / Jean Ross -- 4. Religious voices play a critical role in environmental justice / Julia Watts Belser -- 5. The food industry is complicit with environmental racism / Food Empowerment Project -- 6. Government response to environmental hazards in minority communities is too slow / Ryan Schwier and Peter Elliott -- 7. Environmental racism is supported by the evidence / H. Spencer Banzhaf -- 8. Economics cannot justify unequal environmental risks / Rachel Massey -- 9. "Environmental justice" obscures persistent racism / Bryan K. Bullock -- 10. Environmental racism does not exist / David Friedman -- 11. Environmental racism should be put in perspective / Kent Jeffries -- 12. Corporations and governments place profits ahead of people / Anup Shah -- 13. India has not done enough to protect the environment after Bhopal / Edward Broughton -- 14. Environmentalism must bridge its racial divide / Brentin Mock -- 15. "Big green" NGOs placate liberal consciences, but do little good / Kat Stevens.This book provides many examples of poor and minority communities that suffer physically, emotionally, and financially from living in a toxic environment. With no political clout and few available resources, these victims find themselves abandoned by the environmental movement and bullied by environmental policies.At issue (San Diego, Calif.)Environmental justiceEnvironmentalismSocial aspectsEnvironmental racism.Environmental justice.EnvironmentalismSocial aspects.363.7Cunningham Anne C.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910162840703321Environmental racism and classism2894146UNINA