The environment people live in everyday are being populated. People that work in factories are causing population for people in the neighborhood because they want to make money. Environmental racism is something that people are forced to deal with everyday.
To begin with, there are many people who are involved in this. For example , according to an article about these issues in Florida, “separate residential limits or districts for white and Negro residents”. This evidence shows that U.S minorities have been placed in separate areas for a long time , as noted in the article. According to the article , “a study of cancer risk in neighborhood shows that a higher level of segregation is associated with higher cancer risk for all groups in the area”. It so much pollution in the air therefore the people were getting sick. Landfills were dangerous to the people. According to the article, “in the aftermath of the fight over the Warren County landfill, the U.S General Accounting Office …show more content…
For example, “in 1992… the county said race had nothing to do with picking that spot.” Despite the civil rights movement at the 1960’s, the issue of environmental racism has popped up often, including the 1990’s and the present. According to the text, “.... a jarring throwback to the 1930s that is ignored today.” This issue has been around for almost 81 years and people still ignore the things that has been going on today. Another evidence would be, “ a 1987 study of toxic waste and race , conducted by the New York - based commission for Racial Justice”. This study done in the 1980”s in New York City opened people's eyes to the extend. The
To begin with, there are many people who are involved in this. For example , according to an article about these issues in Florida, “separate residential limits or districts for white and Negro residents”. This evidence shows that U.S minorities have been placed in separate areas for a long time , as noted in the article. According to the article , “a study of cancer risk in neighborhood shows that a higher level of segregation is associated with higher cancer risk for all groups in the area”. It so much pollution in the air therefore the people were getting sick. Landfills were dangerous to the people. According to the article, “in the aftermath of the fight over the Warren County landfill, the U.S General Accounting Office …show more content…
For example, “in 1992… the county said race had nothing to do with picking that spot.” Despite the civil rights movement at the 1960’s, the issue of environmental racism has popped up often, including the 1990’s and the present. According to the text, “.... a jarring throwback to the 1930s that is ignored today.” This issue has been around for almost 81 years and people still ignore the things that has been going on today. Another evidence would be, “ a 1987 study of toxic waste and race , conducted by the New York - based commission for Racial Justice”. This study done in the 1980”s in New York City opened people's eyes to the extend. The