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Environmental racism in New York State
| Author: |
Chase, B. |
| Date: |
2004 |
| Link: |
http://www.ecothreatny.org/
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| Abstract: |
The question is how big of a problem is environmental racism in New York? What is the genuine disparity between polluting facilities sited in white communities and those in communities of color? �Environmental Racism in New York State� presents maps and analyzes polluting facility data provided by the DEC and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compared to demographic data provided by the US Census Bureau. This report provides clear evidence of the unjustly frequent siting of polluting facilities within communities, particularly urban communities, with high ratios of people of color. What we found verifies the concerns environmental justice groups have been raising for years�even though they represent a very small geographic portion of the state, communities of color have proportionally many more polluting sites in their midst than those of their white counterparts. For example, communities in New York which have 90-100% people of color have 30 times the number of air pollution facilities you would expect if siting of facilities did not fall along color lines. |
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