Equity Matters
Communities of color often live near places with a lot of pollution. This includes areas with waste burning, nuclear power plants, and other kinds of power plants. This is because of unjust ways in planning where different things are built or placed.[,]
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[BE158] Bullard RD, Lewis J. (1996). Environmental Justice and Communities of Color. Sierra Club Books.