From the ground up : environmental racism and the rise of the environmental justice movement / Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, Luke W., 1962-2009.

Contributor:

Foster, Sheila R., 1963-

Series:

Critical America.

Critical America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental justice--United States.

Environmental justice.

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental policy.

Minorities--Political activity--United States.

Minorities.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2001.

New York : New York University Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A critical look at the movement for environmental justice When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racism—the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and low-income communities—gained unprecedented recognition. Behind the President's signature, however, lies a remarkable tale of grassroots activism and political mobilization. Today, thousands of activists in hundreds of locales are fighting for their children, their communities, their quality of life, and their health. From the Ground Up critically examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, Luke Cole and Sheila Foster combine long-time activism with powerful storytelling to provide gripping case studies of communities across the U.S—towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona—and their struggles against corporate polluters. The authors effectively use social, economic and legal analysis to illustrate the historical and contemporary causes for environmental racism. Environmental justice struggles, they demonstrate, transform individuals, communities, institutions and even the nation as a whole.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

ONE. A History of the Environmental Justice Movement

TWO. The Political Economy of Environmental Racism

THREE. Environmental Racism

FOUR. Buttonwillow

FIVE. Processes of Struggle

SIX. In Defense of Mother Earth

SEVEN. Transformative Politics

APPENDIX. An Annotated Bibliography of Studies and Articles That Document and Describe the Disproportionate Impact of Environmental Hazards by Race and Income

NOTES

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

9780585424941

0585424942

9780814772294

0814772293

OCLC:

913695235