LEADER 04139nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910974513703321 005 20250411153109.0 010 $a9780585424941 010 $a0585424942 010 $a9780814772294 010 $a0814772293 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814772294 035 $a(CKB)1000000000003150 035 $a(EBL)2081629 035 $a(OCoLC)913695235 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000159091 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161338 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159091 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10150120 035 $a(PQKB)11477836 035 $a(DE-B1597)547291 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814772294 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3025553 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2081629 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000003150 100 $a20000724d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrom the ground up $eenvironmental racism and the rise of the environmental justice movement /$fLuke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$d2001 210 1$aNew York :$cNew York University Press,$d[2001] 210 4$dİ2001 215 $a1 online resource (257 pages) 225 1 $aCritical America 311 08$a9780814715369 311 08$a0814715362 311 08$a9780814715376 311 08$a0814715370 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tPREFACE --$tINTRODUCTION --$tONE. A History of the Environmental Justice Movement --$tTWO. The Political Economy of Environmental Racism --$tTHREE. Environmental Racism --$tFOUR. Buttonwillow --$tFIVE. Processes of Struggle --$tSIX. In Defense of Mother Earth --$tSEVEN. Transformative Politics --$tAPPENDIX. An Annotated Bibliography of Studies and Articles That Document and Describe the Disproportionate Impact of Environmental Hazards by Race and Income --$tNOTES --$tINDEX --$tABOUT THE AUTHORS 330 $aA critical look at the movement for environmental justice When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racism?the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and low-income communities?gained unprecedented recognition. Behind the President's signature, however, lies a remarkable tale of grassroots activism and political mobilization. Today, thousands of activists in hundreds of locales are fighting for their children, their communities, their quality of life, and their health. From the Ground Up critically examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, Luke Cole and Sheila Foster combine long-time activism with powerful storytelling to provide gripping case studies of communities across the U.S?towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona?and their struggles against corporate polluters. The authors effectively use social, economic and legal analysis to illustrate the historical and contemporary causes for environmental racism. Environmental justice struggles, they demonstrate, transform individuals, communities, institutions and even the nation as a whole. 410 0$aCritical America. 606 $aEnvironmental justice$zUnited States 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zUnited States 606 $aMinorities$xPolitical activity$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$2fast 615 0$aEnvironmental justice 615 0$aEnvironmental policy 615 0$aMinorities$xPolitical activity 676 $a363.7/0089/00973 686 $aAR 13400$2rvk 700 $aCole$b Luke W.$f1962-2009.$01804271 701 $aFoster$b Sheila R.$f1963-$01367360 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910974513703321 996 $aFrom the ground up$94352196 997 $aUNINA