"Pollution is Segregated" Says the Father of Environmental Justice (Videos)
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"Pollution is Segregated" Says the Father of Environmental Justice (Videos)
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18 min. video.
The United States of America is segregated, and so is pollution. These words come from the so-called "father of environmental justice," Robert Bullard. As a sociologist in the 1970s, he shone a light on the fact that minority communities in Houston suffered most from pollution. Since then, he's written more than a dozen books on sustainable development, environmental racism, and climate justice. As part of "Chasing the Dream" -- our ongoing initiative about poverty, jobs, and economic opportunity in America -- Bullard spoke with Walter Isaacson in Texas.
The United States of America is segregated, and so is pollution. These words come from the so-called "father of environmental justice," Robert Bullard. As a sociologist in the 1970s, he shone a light on the fact that minority communities in Houston suffered most from pollution. Since then, he's written more than a dozen books on sustainable development, environmental racism, and climate justice. As part of "Chasing the Dream" -- our ongoing initiative about poverty, jobs, and economic opportunity in America -- Bullard spoke with Walter Isaacson in Texas.
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Amanpour and Company, “"Pollution is Segregated" Says the Father of Environmental Justice (Videos),” Antiracism Digital Library, accessed April 20, 2024, https://sacred.omeka.net/items/show/316.
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