environmental racism
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The People Most Impacted by Climate Change Are Ready to Mess Things Up
Surprise, surprise, the people who are the most affected by the climate crisis in the U.S. are the ones who are more likely to put their bodies on the line to change bad climate policy.
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Amazon Workers Are Petitioning the Company To Bring Its Pollution to Zero By 2030
Ahead of Amazon’s planned shareholder meeting on May 26, more than 600 employees have signed a petition pressuring the company to bring its pollution levels down to zero by 2030 — particularly in the communities of colour that predominantly border Amazon’s warehouses.
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Michigan Will Pay $836 Million to Flint Water Crisis Survivors
The people of Flint are finally getting some justice. The state of Michigan is dishing out $US600 ($836) million in settlement dollars for victims of the water crisis that exposed the city of nearly 100,000 to unhealthy levels of lead in their drinking water.
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Pollution Is Racial Violence
Today, Black families in the U.S. are most likely to live surrounded by toxic air pollutants extractive industries discharge into their backyards. Black people face a more immediate threat whenever they leave their homes: the police. To disconnect the two is irresponsible. Polluting industries don’t wind up in Black communities by accident. Neither do police.…