Environmental Justice / Environmental Racism

Environmental Justice
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Environmental Justice
Environmental justice entails equal rights and treatment to all people concerning the development and implementation of environmental laws regardless of any aspect, particularly race (Skelton & Miller, 2016). Many issues related to environmental justice must be addressed, mainly because these cause undue prejudice to various groups, which can be done through environmental economics.
Environmental racism is one of the most pressing issues that lead to adverse effects on African Americans. Ben Chavis, one of the foremost leaders of a movement against environmental racism, opposed the American government when it dumped approximately 40,000 cubic yards of soil contaminated with hazardous chemicals in underprivileged Black American lands in North Carolina. The chemicals were harmful to the health, and these caused long-term pollution that made it difficult for the local marginalized communities to make a living out of...