"Living on the Frontline of Environmental Assault: Lessons from the United States Most Vulnerable Communities"

Article

Living on the Frontline of Environmental Assault: Lessons from the United States Most Vulnerable Communities

Journal of Education, Science, and Mathematics. (2013)

Abstract
This paper presents the historical foundations and social context of the environmental justice
movement in the United States. It provides a critique of government policies and industry
practices that endanger the health and safety of African Americans and other minority groups. It
examines the role of grassroots groups, community based organizations, and black institutions in
dismantling the legacy of environmental racism, exploring some emblematic cases such as the
post-Katrina and the BP oil spill in 2010. The paper reveals that environmental injustice remains
a major barrier that impede millions of people of color from achieving healthy, livable, and
sustainable communities.

Keywords

Environmental Justice,
United States,
Vulnerable Communities

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Publication Date

Spring March, 2013

Citation Information

"Living on the Frontline of Environmental Assault: Lessons from the United States Most Vulnerable Communities" Journal of Education, Science, and Mathematics. Vol. 3 Iss. 3 (2013) p. 1 - 32 ISSN: 2238-2380
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/johnsongs/5/