Environmental Racism
of this country – especially in regards to affairs that are hazardous to both the health and environment of the people when the leadership of the country changes. There is this fear of how the country will function based on the President’s party lineage and that is a testament to how problematic and inconsistent the ideals of this country are when it comes to political topics, including environmental policy and climate change. Environmental racism and injustice, as a subset to the problems environmental policy brings, suddenly becomes acceptable and a sacrifice the leaders of this country have to accept in society because action will not be taken to reverse such issues or problems. As Senator Boxer questions how leaders, who are given the responsibility
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In 2013, in his official capacity in Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment stated his disappointment in the implementation of Title IV of the Civil Rights Act, a law that combats discrimination on the basis of race by prohibiting said discrimination by federal money (Desmond-Harris 2013). These concerns date back to decades of continuous concern in the lack of environmental justice, as seen in environmental racism. As Bullard stated in 1999, “environmental racism is just one form of environmental injustice and is reinforced by government, legal, economic, political and military institutions” (1999). Bullard claims EPA “has not always recognized that many government and industry practices have adverse impacts on poor people and people of color” (1999). In 2013, Jenee Desmond-Harris entertained the same thoughts. These attacks to Presidents and the United States, as well as the United States Environmental Policy challenge the claims in support of the work Presidents such as First-President Bush, President Clinton, and President Obama have …show more content…
Additionally, concern is also focused and geared towards the economic and social struggles in the lack of environmental policy, including environmental racism and justice. While President Nixon created the Environment Protection Agency, others after him, such as President George H.W. Bush’s Administration revisited these victories by leading America to losses for it’s environmentalists. With so many failed attempts in gathering the loyal attention from the public in decades, and engaging them in how important and absolutely necessary it is in creating and maintaining an environment in which fossil fuels, carbon emissions, rises in sea levels, and hazards to aquatic life, are constantly fought against, there needs to be more strength in how the scientific information is shared. Additionally, the lack of consistency and cooperation from differing parties regarding the importance of climate change and global warming, especially in Congress, continuously hurts the work the United States can accomplish in combating climate change. Today, President Obama is criticized for his work towards environmental policy. However, the Obama Administration has been a leading force in the fight for a healthier and more green future, and that has been evident in the policies he has been pushing through with the Environmental Protection
In 2013, in his official capacity in Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment stated his disappointment in the implementation of Title IV of the Civil Rights Act, a law that combats discrimination on the basis of race by prohibiting said discrimination by federal money (Desmond-Harris 2013). These concerns date back to decades of continuous concern in the lack of environmental justice, as seen in environmental racism. As Bullard stated in 1999, “environmental racism is just one form of environmental injustice and is reinforced by government, legal, economic, political and military institutions” (1999). Bullard claims EPA “has not always recognized that many government and industry practices have adverse impacts on poor people and people of color” (1999). In 2013, Jenee Desmond-Harris entertained the same thoughts. These attacks to Presidents and the United States, as well as the United States Environmental Policy challenge the claims in support of the work Presidents such as First-President Bush, President Clinton, and President Obama have …show more content…
Additionally, concern is also focused and geared towards the economic and social struggles in the lack of environmental policy, including environmental racism and justice. While President Nixon created the Environment Protection Agency, others after him, such as President George H.W. Bush’s Administration revisited these victories by leading America to losses for it’s environmentalists. With so many failed attempts in gathering the loyal attention from the public in decades, and engaging them in how important and absolutely necessary it is in creating and maintaining an environment in which fossil fuels, carbon emissions, rises in sea levels, and hazards to aquatic life, are constantly fought against, there needs to be more strength in how the scientific information is shared. Additionally, the lack of consistency and cooperation from differing parties regarding the importance of climate change and global warming, especially in Congress, continuously hurts the work the United States can accomplish in combating climate change. Today, President Obama is criticized for his work towards environmental policy. However, the Obama Administration has been a leading force in the fight for a healthier and more green future, and that has been evident in the policies he has been pushing through with the Environmental Protection