Summary of Dina Gilio-Whitaker's As Long as Grass Grows

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#1 Environmental justice did not become common vernacular until the early 1980s, but it has been around since the 1960s. In 1982, when a landfill was proposed in Warren County, North Carolina, to accept PCBs, a highly toxic by-product of the chemical industry, it sparked a massive protest.

#2 As the EJ movement grew, so did the research. However, the predominant focus on the effects of siting of noxious facilities provided only a narrow window into how environmental racism played out in communities of color.

#3 The first indigenized environmental justice movement was the 1991 People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, which produced the Principles of Environmental Justice.

#4 The concept of environmental justice was developed in response to the findings by social scientists that racial minority and low-income populations bear a higher environmental risk burden than the general population.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669393207

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#1

Environmental justice did not become common vernacular until the early 1980s, but it has been around since the 1960s. In 1982, when a landfill was proposed in Warren County, North Carolina, to accept PCBs, a highly toxic by-product of the chemical industry, it sparked a massive protest.

#2

As the EJ movement grew, so did the research. However, the predominant focus on the effects of siting of noxious facilities provided only a narrow window into how environmental racism played out in communities of color.

#3

The first indigenized environmental justice movement was the 1991 People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, which produced the Principles of Environmental Justice.

#4

The concept of environmental justice was developed in response to the findings by social scientists that racial minority and low-income populations bear a higher environmental risk burden than the general population.

#5

Legislative efforts to pass an EJ bill have been ongoing for decades, and have always failed. The court system has also been slow to recognize the limited results of EJ law.

#6

Environmental racism is a difficult term to define, and it