Examples of environmental racism in the following topics:
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- There is a long history of conservation and early forms of environmentalism in the US.
- Some of the different types of environmentalism include the conservation movement, mostly focused on preserving land for sustainable use; the environmental justice movement that developed as a reaction to environmental racism in the US and particular in urban areas; the ecology movement, focused on human relationships and responsibilities to the environment; and bright green environmentalism, which looks at technological and design solutions to environmental question.
- Environmental groups are also known for their use of *direct action* techniques.
- On the other hand some business groups have also taken up environmental causes, with business practices and promotion geared towards members and supporters of environmental interests.
- However other businesses have started to greenwash their products, leading environmental and consumer interest groups to pressure governments to regulate environmental product claims.
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- Various legislation governs environmental concerns in the U.S., including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which was first introduced in 1970.
- This act mandates the preparation of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements to try and limit the environmental damage of development.
- One of the enduring conflicts in environmental policy is between environmental and business interests.
- For example, the Bright Green environmental movement focuses on developing technological fixes for environmental problems.
- The EPA is just one of the various bureaus involved in U.S. environmental policy.
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- Proponents of affirmative action contend that affirmative action programs give minorities the same educational advantages and opportunities that should be afforded to all races and attempt to compensate for past institutional racism.
- Proponents further argue that affirmative action programs encourage the elimination of racism by demonstrating that people from all different backgrounds can succeed in educational and professional settings.
- Other opponents have tested affirmative action by arguing that these programs lower admission standards for educational and professional environments and stating that affirmative action is a form of reverse racism, by which Caucasians are disadvantaged in the same way that minorities were in the past.
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- The Civil Rights Movement influenced racial integration, but tensions with affirmative action and racism still affect racial relations.
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- Supporters of affirmative action believe that these types of proactive programs prove that all students benefit from racial diversity in the class room, and that institutional forms of racism have precluded members of the minority community from entering spaces of higher education.
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- The current priorities for NOW include constitutional equality, violence against women, diversity/racism, abortion rights/reproductive issues, lesbian rights, and economic justice.
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- There are many concerns about the environmental and political impact of continued dependence on nonrenewable, foreign-produced fossil fuels.
- Environmental and political stability in the U.S. has been threatened in recent years by a continued dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels, particularly those from outside sources.
- Particularly in the case of wind farms, there is often extensive community consultation prior to construction in order to address potential aesthetic and environmental impacts.
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- In order to possess national security, a nation needs to possess economic security, energy security, and environmental security, in addition to a strong military.
- Some authorities include natural disasters and other environmentally detrimental events in this category.
- Environmental security deals with environmental issues.
- While all environmental events are not considered significant enough to be categorized as threats, many transnational issues, both global and regional, stand to affect national security.
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- The first US environmental law to include employee protection was the Clean Water Act of 1972.
- Similar protections were included in subsequent federal environmental laws including the Safe Drinking water Act (1974), Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and the Clean Air Act (1990) .
- The signing of the Clean Air Act, the first U.S. environmental law offering employee protection as a result of whistleblower action.
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- Issues that deal with identity, racism, and sexism have been important to African-American women in the political dialogue.