The environmental justice movement was started by individuals, primarily people of color, who sought to address the inequity of environmental protection in their communities. Professor Robert Bullard wrote, 'whether by conscious design or institutional neglect, communities of color in urban ghettos, in rural 'poverty pockets', or on economically impoverished Native-American reservations face some of the worst environmental devastation in the nation.' The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s sounded the alarm about the public health dangers for their families, their communities and themselves.
-From the Environmental Protection Agency
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Environmental Protection Agency. (2022, July 18). Environmental Justice Timeline. Retrieved August 3, 2022, from https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-timeline
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