environmental racism
Pollution targets minorities
Environmental racism is the disproportionate exposure of minority communities to pollution, toxic waste, and environmental hazards.
The term emerged from observations that landfills, incinerators, and industrial facilities cluster in Black, Latino, and Indigenous neighborhoods: The placement of the chemical plant was a textbook case of environmental racism.
It encompasses both deliberate siting decisions and systemic neglect of environmental quality in communities of color.
Refusing loans by neighborhood
- segregationForced separation by group
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- NIMBYAnti-neighbor-development acronym
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
marginalization · disenfranchisement · housing discrimination
Local citizen-led collective action
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- policy reformAmending governmental regulations
Dangerous industrial refuse
- lead poisoningToxic heavy metal accumulation
- contaminated waterImpure liquid with pathogens
- air qualityPollution level measurement
- industrial emissionsPollutants released by manufacturing
landfills · hazardous materials · chemical exposure · cancer clusters · Superfund sites · brownfields · oil refineries · coal plants
Unequal differences in condition
- underserved communitiesPopulations lacking adequate resources
- marginalized communitiesGroups lacking social power
- vulnerable populationsGroups disproportionately susceptible to harm
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
redlining
Refusing loans by neighborhood
- segregationForced separation by group
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- NIMBYAnti-neighbor-development acronym
exclusion · marginalization · disenfranchisement · housing discrimination
grassroots organizing
Local citizen-led collective action
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
policy reform · civil rights · coalition building · climate justice
toxic waste
Dangerous industrial refuse
- lead poisoningToxic heavy metal accumulation
- contaminated waterImpure liquid with pathogens
- air qualityPollution level measurement
industrial emissions · landfills · hazardous materials · chemical exposure · cancer clusters · Superfund sites · brownfields · oil refineries · coal plants · fracking
disparities
Unequal differences in condition
- underserved communitiesPopulations lacking adequate resources
- marginalized communitiesGroups lacking social power
- vulnerable populationsGroups disproportionately susceptible to harm
socioeconomic · poverty · health disparities · systemic bias · water crisis
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
- Canadian Issueshealth care, housing crisis, First Nations, climate change, carbon tax
- Environmental Justiceclimate justice, social equity, disparate impact, minority communities, community organizing
- health disparitieshealth disparities, healthcare disparities, ethnic disparities, health outcomes, healthcare equity
- racial injusticediscrimination, segregation, Jim Crow, Jim Crow laws, redlining
- green politicsgreen politics, green parties, green movement, climate justice, climate activism
racism, environment, racing, racist, racial, environmental, environments, environmentalist, ecologist