Keywords
environmental racism, siting, community involvment
Abstract
This Essay discusses various ways to weave principles of justice and equity into solving the problem of environmental racism. This Essay also demonstrates the enormous potential of the waste management industry to act as an agent for environmental equity. Part I identifies problems that have led to accusations of environmental racism and conditions that have contributed to the definition of environmental racism. Part II discusses issues of the actual and perceived risks posed by waste treatment facilities, and the need for an understanding of these risks. The Essay next considers the issues raised in siting facilities, and the importance of community involvement and corporate responsibility in the decision-making process.
Recommended Citation
Charles J. McDermott,
Balancing the Scales of Environmental Justice,
21 Fordham Urb. L.J. 689
(1994).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol21/iss3/11