Environmental Injustices, Political Struggles.(Review)

Race, Class and the Environment Edited by David E. Camacho, Associate Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University

"This is a book which examines an issue that is at the heart of environmentalism in the United States, but which has not (yet) penetrated Britain. The issue--termed environmental injustice--is whether or not environmental dangers are borne disproportionately by vulnerable populations such as poor and black groups.... What lessons if any can the UK draw from this disturbing book? While it is obvious that our racial mix is very different from that in the US, unless more determined steps are taken to deal with localized problems of air and …