03955nam 22006375 450 991044988400332120220207174204.00-8147-7229-310.18574/9780814772294(CKB)1000000000003150(EBL)2081629(OCoLC)913695235(SSID)ssj0000159091(PQKBManifestationID)11161338(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159091(PQKBWorkID)10150120(PQKB)11477836(DE-B1597)547291(DE-B1597)9780814772294(MiAaPQ)EBC2081629(MiAaPQ)EBC3025553(Au-PeEL)EBL3025553(EXLCZ)99100000000000315020200623h20002000 fg 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrFrom the Ground Up Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement /Luke W. Cole, Sheila R. FosterNew York, NY :New York University Press,[2000]©20001 online resource (257 pages)Critical America ;34Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-1537-0 Front matter --CONTENTS --ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --PREFACE --INTRODUCTION --ONE. A History of the Environmental Justice Movement --TWO. The Political Economy of Environmental Racism --THREE. Environmental Racism --FOUR. Buttonwillow --FIVE. Processes of Struggle --SIX. In Defense of Mother Earth --SEVEN. Transformative Politics --APPENDIX. An Annotated Bibliography of Studies and Articles That Document and Describe the Disproportionate Impact of Environmental Hazards by Race and Income --NOTES --INDEX --ABOUT THE AUTHORSA critical look at the movement for environmental justice When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racism—the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and low-income communities—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.S—towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona—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.Critical AmericaEnvironmental justicePolitical activityUnited StatesEnvironmental policyUnited StatesMinoritiesUnited StatesElectronic books.Environmental justicePolitical activityEnvironmental policyMinorities363.7/0089/00973AR 13400rvkCole Luke W1962-2009,authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1075890Foster Sheila R.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910449884003321From the Ground Up2585772UNINA