Alison Goddard
Third Year Environmental Health Science Major / Disaster Management Minor How did I get involved with IMPACT?
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Jordan Meaker
Third year Journalism and International Affairs major/Spanish minor How did I get involved with IMPACT?
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Key Terms
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Facts
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Environmental Justice "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies”
Environmental Racism “ is racial discrimination in environmental policy-making and enforcement of regulations and laws, the deliberate targeting of communities of color for toxic waste facilities, the official sanctioning of the presence of life threatening poisons and pollutants for communities of color, and the history of excluding people of color from leadership of the environmental movement.” (Chavis, 1994) NIMBY US Legal: “is the abbreviation for ‘not in my backyard.’ This phrase is used to describe the response that is made by neighborhoods and communities to proposed changes or development close to them” Sacrifice Zones are communities, most often made up of low income people and/or people of color, that is located right next to or very close to heavily polluting industries (Lerner) Sustainability “Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations” Meaningful Involvement "means potentially affected community residents have an appropriate opportunity to participate in decisions about a proposed activity that will affect their environment and/or health; that the public’s contribution can influence the regulatory agency’s decision; that the concerns of all participants involved will be considered in the decision-making process; and that the decision makers seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially affected |
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