Environmental Racism is all over the world and not talked about at all. What is Environmental Racism? “Racial discrimination in environmental policy-making, enforcement of regulations and laws, and targeting of communities of color for toxic waste disposal and siting of polluting industries,” according to Reverend Benjamin E.
Environmental Racism can be industrial, agricultural, vehicular, residential, and many more.
How does environmental racism affect the world? Here are some examples.
The Flint Michigan water crisis- Lead poisoned Michigan’s water in areas with lots of poverty.
Black and Latino communities are more vulnerable to industrial zones, landfills, and pollution, which impacts those community’s health.
Cancer Alley- A predominantly black community in Louisiana where residents are 50 times more likely to develop cancer due to being lined with oil and refinery plants.
Los Angeles, California- Studies have shown that low-income, black, and Latino people live closer to toxic pollution.
There are thousands and thousands of other examples of this. Environmental Racism is a fundamental issue that no one is talking about. We need to take action now.
Source- https://www.insider.com/environmental-racism-examples-united-states-2020-8#los-angeles-california-8
The Current Environmental Crisis 
The city of Memphis has so many stories of environmental injustices. Look at MLK50’s journalism on the pipeline, aquifer, and coal ash in neighborhoods that are socioeconomicaly struggling
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