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Environment is an issue of social justice

Environment is an issue of social justice

Southwest network fights pollution by Joe Navarro ALBUQUERQUE,  NM.- Activists gathered here from throughout the Southwest to form a net­work to fight for environmental issues that affect low-income and minority communities. The April 7-8 conference, organized by the Southwest Organizing... Read More »
Along the lower Mississippi

Along the lower Mississippi

Workers, environmentalists & Black community join forces against toxics by Peter Shapiro The BASF petrochemical plant stands along the lower Mississippi River in the small, mainly African American town of Geismar, midway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  A... Read More »
Not In My Backyard

Not In My Backyard

Ohio community fights toxic waste incinerator Mark Prudowsky, Contributed WARREN, OHIO — A newly constructed waste incinerator — less than 900 feet from the homes and school yards of the 6th ward, the heart of this city’s African American community... Read More »
Blood on the Plow

Blood on the Plow

The Crisis in Family Farming “We call for peace, parity and power to the people,” says North American Farm Alliance’s Merle Hansen. Carl Davidson This country’s farmland is fast becoming a major political battlefield. On one side are hard-pressed family... Read More »