Environmental Injustice by Jessica Minderjahn | Environmental Humanities at Bucknell University	
Posted on January 14, 2015 by jmm106	
Imagine living your life in a neighborhood that has the most unhealthy and undesirable hazardous waste sites, including landfills, sewage treatment systems, incinerators, and toxic waste dumping sites on every corner. Imagine a child who has never felt the incredible sensation of fresh air circulating through his or her lungs. Imagine what it feels like to see your government polluting the space you call home, instead of protecting it. For many minority communities, they do not have to “imagine” this, they instead live it.
I invite you, to learn about the devastating reality of environmental injustice and how it is affecting millions of people each and every day. Explore what real life communities have done to fight environmental injustice, to create a world in which every individual, regardless of ethnicity or income, has equal access to clean air and clean water.
I chose to explore this topic because it is such an important issue that deserves more attention. I believe that education is the key to establishing a more equal and just world.
Credit: http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/13343/working_womens_bodies_besieged_by_environmental_injustice
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