[Environmental Justice]
Clark: “With the passage of this law, New Jersey set a national precedent for enabling overburdened communities, many of which are identified as low-income and communities of color, to finally have the power to say “no” to big polluters.”
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Environmental Racism
Environmental Racism: NJ Signs Historic Environmental Justice Legislation
Louisiana’s “cancer alley” plagued by environmental racism battle “sunshine project”
[Louisiana’s “Cancer Valley”]
PeaceVoice\Robert Koehler: “The project would double the amount of toxic air emissions in St. James Parish and more than triple the levels of cancer-causing chemicals in the region.”
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Fossil Fuel Industry Funds Racist Policing, Pollutes Black Communities
Racial Policing\Fossil Fuel Industry]
Eyes on the Ties: “Oil and gas companies, private utilities, and financial institutions that bankroll fossil fuels are all big backers of police foundations, which privately raise money to buy weapons, equipment, and surveillance technology for police departments.”
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LOUISIANA RESIDENTS, CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS AND LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS DENOUNCE PLANS TO BUILD CHEMICAL PLANT IN BLACK COMMUNITY
[Environmental Racism]
Sharon Lavigne, president of RISE St. James: “We continue to fight for our lives against these toxic industries, and now we are fighting for our ancestors too. They had no choice about where they lived, where they died, or where they were buried, but we are going to fight for the respect that their resting places, and our homes deserve.”
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