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

摘要: A critical look at the movement for environmental justice When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, phenomenon of racism-the disproportionate impact hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, people color low-income communities-gained unprecedented recognition. Behind that momentous signature, however, lies a remarkable tale grassroots activism political mobilization. Today, thousands activists hundreds locales are fighting their children, communities, quality life, health. From Ground Up critically examines one fastest growing social movements United States-the justice. Tracing movement's roots, Luke Cole Sheila Foster combine long-time with powerful storytelling to provide gripping case studies communities across US-towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; Dilkon, Arizona-and struggles against corporate polluters. The authors use social, economic legal analysis reveal historical contemporary causes racism. struggles, they demonstrate, transform individuals, institutions nation as whole.