Lois Gibbs thought she had a sickly child until she learned that twenty thousand tons of chemical waste was buried just blocks from her home. When she learned that the area had a 56 percent rate of birth defects, Gibbs began to take action. Ultimate...
Politically, environmental protection is a hard sell. What makes the grass roots environmental movement different is prevention. How to prevent waste from getting into the environment, whether via air, water, or soil.
The environment is a crucial factor in the health of an individual. Although regulations have reduced environmental pollution, many chemicals are still difficult to escape. They reside in the atmosphere that surrounds us. Health officials suspect th...
As a result of the various Civil Rights Movements of the late 1960s and 1970s, conservatives and liberals further define their ideology. Democrats continue to advocate minority rights and Republicans assert the aims of an older America for greater u...
Achieving environmental sustainability will require a shift away from core cultural values based on production and consumption.