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Book SynopsisMichigan: A State of Environmental Justice? focuses attention on the byproducts of growth and development in the state of Michigan and describes who wins and who loses. Over the years while growth and development have been good for some, it has been devastating for others; the byproducts of growth and development have threatened the lives of people who breathe polluted air, who are exposed to contaminated water, and whose children play on polluted soil. People affected by toxins must organize to protect themselves, their families, and their communities from environmental harm.
Let us be clear right from the beginning. We are not against economic growth and development; we are against certain kinds of economic growth and development--i.e., growth and development that expose people to unnecessary harm. We feel it is possible to have economic growth and development with environmental protection. All of this is explored in Michigan: A State of Environmental Justice?
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Environmental Justice: Overview
Chapter 2: Environmental Awareness, Hazardous Waste, and the Disproportionate Impact on Low-income Communities and Communities of Color
Chapter 3: Methods and Issues
Chapter 4: Hazardous Wastes and Spatial Relations According to Race and Income in the State of Michigan
Chapter 5: Environmental Justice and the Latino Community
Chapter 6: A Comparative Analysis of Flint Area Zip Codes: Evidence of One Community’s Disproportionate Burden of Environmental Hazards
Chapter 7: A Case Study: The Controversy Between Environmental Disposal Systems and Residents of the City of Romulus, Michigan Over the Siting of a Deep Injection Well on Wahrman Road
Chapter 8: The Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Facility
Chapter 9: The Multifaceted Nature of Pollution, Environmental Cleanup and Issues of Disparate Impact and Health
Chapter 11:Jobs and Economic Growth v. Environmental Protection Debate
Chapter 12: Berlin & Farro: Perhaps Michigan’s Worst Toxic Disposal Site
