Toxic waste & pollution Flashcards
Toxic Waste after 20 years?
The report shows the progress being made or not after the initial report (uses more advanced statistical & spatial analysis, 2000 vs 1990 data)
Chicken or the Egg?
This report states that this debate (Do the facilities move there after the people, or do the people move there later?) was no longer needed as there was no need for it - it happens at the same time (there are cases of people wanting to move but not being able to)
What are the general trends 20 years later?
In areas that have TSDFs (Treatment, Storage, and Disposal facilities), most of the area is made up of POCs, AAs, Hispanics/Latinxs, etc, For the same group of people, the percentage of them living in non-host areas was much lower
- poverty rate was higher, mean household was lower, fewer with a 4 year college degree, less white collar jobs, and more blue collar jobs in host areas compared to non-host
Policy reccomentation?
- Hold Congressional Hearings on EPA Responses to Contamination in EJ Communities.
- Require Comprehensive Safety Data for All Chemicals
- Require Safety Buffers in Facility Permitting.
- Pass a National Environmental Justice Act Codifying the Environmental Justice Executive Order 12898.
- Provide a Legislative “Fix” for Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act - Protect and Enhance Community and Worker Right-to-Know.
- Enact Legislation Promoting Clean Production and Waste Reduction.
- Adopt Green Procurement Policies and Clean Production Tax Policies.
- Reinstate the Superfund Tax.
- Establish Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Funds to Promote Environmental Justice-Driven Community Development.
Why is there a path of least resistance when it comes to deciding where these facilities are built?
Low income, typically less educated, lower community engagement, and therefore, less likely to organize and resist
What are collective efficacy & civic vitality?
“Many hands make for light work”; finding more community associations with high engagement, social cohesion, and less voter turnout (?)
