From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement

From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement
ISBN-10
0814715362
ISBN-13
9780814715369
Series
From the Ground Up
Category
Law
Pages
244
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
NYU Press
Authors
Sheila R. Foster, Luke W. Cole

Description

Presents case studies of grassroots activism for environmental justice, highlighting struggles against environmental hazards, toxic waste dumps, and polluting factories which often impact low-income and minority communities.

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