Issues: Environmental Justice


The Environmental Justice Movement

It's a statistical fact: The poor and people of color are more likely to live in America's most-polluted neighborhoods. Poor communities are routinely targeted to host facilities with negative environmental impacts, such as landfills, dirty factories, truck depots and more. For decades, a community-based movement known as environmental justice has been battling these inequities and struggling to improve the environmental health of these neighborhoods.




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Partnerships for Change
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You Can Beat City Hall
Want to keep polluters out of your neighborhood? These community-action tips will help get you started.


What You Can Do
Read public notices in your local paper to find out about proposed changes in your community.

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