Tuesday, February 6, 2018
M3.2 Environmental Justice
It is mind-boggling the lack of environmental justice embedded throughout the US and other global communities. Environmental justice should be high priority, particularly for low-income and vulnerable populations. In many of those cities with the highest rates of minorities, environmental justice is not being served. While the government has rules in place to reduce toxic emissions, the locations of the waste plants do not do the public justice. What can we do for these communities? For one, it is important to provide education to these communities about the toxicities they are encountering in their community versus what would be encountered in a neighboring community. People can then make the active decision to move from one place to another. It is important for the EPA to go into these cities and target their changes to be made for them and the other communities.
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I like your suggestions on how to solve the environmental injustice issues we've been facing in this country. It would be incredibly important for these vulnerable communities to be educated so they know what they are encountering in their area. If people are unaware of the toxic chemicals in their communities, the issues are just THAT much worse. Bringing the EPA into these communities would also be beneficial because they might have some leverage in fixing the environmental issues.
ReplyDeleteHi Tina,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that education is very important to make these communities aware about the toxicities and encouraging them to be advocates in promoting a cleaner and safer environment. Strict regulations and monitoring is needed to ensures factories follow the guidelines to minimize contamination of the environment.