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    Environmental Racism is the institutional framework established by white people that was made to influence and destroy Black lives through the segregation of people of color into poor communities pervaded by toxic waste sites. Once environmental racism is recognized as a subgroup of structural racism, the intent of placing people of color into poor, marginalized, and environmentally hazardous communities becomes clear. An example of this is the use and establishment of various toxic waste sites surrounding

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    crucial problem is based on environmental racism. Meanwhile, Flint is in uneven development situation and need to rebuild the infrastructure system. Firstly, environmental racism is referring effect on industrial pollution on lower income group and working community with color. Environmental racism brings social inequality to the minority people, excludes them from the community and any exclusion is an act of racism (Pulido, 2010, p.538). Moreover, environmental racism can be most detrimental to

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    Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Environmental Racism and Environmental justice is one of the biggest global issues that the world has facing and dealing with and critically hits the world as a result inconsistency implementation from the government. It has many issues that out of control and unprecedented and discriminating in the process. the government hasn’t want to stabilizing the issues and environmental discrimination, and environmental policy making are one of the top critically

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    When one discusses acts of racism, slander or the stereotyping of a group of people may come to mind. However, the concept of environmental racism is rarely considered. This form of racism positions dominant environmental framing as racially driven, in which people of color (i.e. minorities) are affected disproportionately by poor environmental practices. Communities of color throughout the United States have become the dumping grounds for our nation’s waste disposal, as well as home to agricultural

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    paper, we are going to provide a quick overview of what environmental justice is and when this phenomenon started to then analyze the dilemma of environmental racism in minorities’ neighborhoods. At the same time we will try to present some solutions to the matter as well as explain if we believe that this kind of social-race problem could be addressed in a near future or it will be ignored and forgotten by the new generations. The environmental justice movement is tightly related to the Civil Rights

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    Environmental justice is the notion that communities should have nondiscriminatory treatment and involvement regardless of race and socioeconomic status in land development, implementation, waste management and enforcement of environmental laws and policies. It is imperative for environmental justice to exist so communities of color are not a part of inequitable housing, waste or toxin dumping, and are able to access information and vote against environmentally racist actions. Environmental racism

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    The type of injustice that I’m speaking on is called: Environmental Racism. This has been a definite issue that not only affects the environment, but it also has effects on communities, individuals and it effects the economic system in the long run as well. Environmental Racism needs to be brought up in conversations within our communities as well as our local governments, so they will not forget their remains a problem. Environmental Racism can be described as, the intentional or unintentional

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    The term “environmental racism” is not one that many people are familiar with, and it is difficult to infer its meaning only thinking about the term itself. “Environment” and “racism” are relatively simple to define separately, but when they are put together as one term, they develop a complex meaning and encompass a wide range of histories and elements. So what is environmental racism, and how does it affect the different populations of American society? In this paper I will argue that the non-white

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    Environmental racism is an issue that impacts everyone. Broadly, environmental racism can be defined as the following: “Racial discrimination in environmental policy making and the unequal enforcement of the environmental laws and regulations. It is the deliberate targeting of people-of-color communities for toxic waste facilities and the official sanctioning of a life-threatening presence of poisons and pollutants in people-of-color communities.” (Newell, 2015) To put the idea of “environmental

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    Environmental racism is a type of discrimination where people of minority and or low income communities are forced to near a hazardous area; such as a nuclear deposits, mining drainage sites, or chemical plants. This concept has been debated for decades. Big businesses have been able to take advantage of minority communities for many years now. Environmental racism is not a thing of the past; it is still in full effect to the people of Flint, Michigan and the Sioux Tribe in North Dakota. Due to social

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