Is the concept of environmental racism useful to explain the impact of pollution? Why Why and how did the Louisiana corridor become an extreme case of pollution? could have it been preventable?
Environmental Racism Urban and environmental scholars have examined why minority and low-income groups are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards or the impact of natural disasters. In their study about toxic waste in Chester, Pennsylvania, Cole, and Foster (2001) argue that cases of environmental racism are “emblematic of the social, political, and economic […]