Event Title
Poster - Redlining and a Legacy of Environmental Racism
Start Date
21-4-2022 6:00 PM
Description
Environmental racism is the disproportionate disadvantages that people of a minority background face due to systemic practices regarding the environment. One of the largest contributors was redlining which laid the foundation for current environmental injustices such as reduced air quality within communities of color, specifically Black Americans. Considering structural racism as a factor in low community environmental health, developing guidelines that strive to correct past policies, as well as enforcing regulations, will go a long way towards ending environmental racism.
Recommended Citation
Sanders, Brittany; Cridge, Marina; Perez, Stephanie; and Roque, Lizbeth, "Poster - Redlining and a Legacy of Environmental Racism" (2022). The Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education. 24.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/yeah-conference/april2022/all-events/24
Poster - Redlining and a Legacy of Environmental Racism
Environmental racism is the disproportionate disadvantages that people of a minority background face due to systemic practices regarding the environment. One of the largest contributors was redlining which laid the foundation for current environmental injustices such as reduced air quality within communities of color, specifically Black Americans. Considering structural racism as a factor in low community environmental health, developing guidelines that strive to correct past policies, as well as enforcing regulations, will go a long way towards ending environmental racism.