Chester Environmental Justice

This video addresses environmental justice and environmental racism issues in Chester, Pennsylvania. It contains portions of the 1996 documentary "Laid to Waste" by R. Bahar & G. McCollough, which is used with permission.

For more information about the situation in Chester, visit http://www.ejnet.org/chester/

Educators, librarians and teachers can obtain the complete documentary "Laid to Waste" through its educational distributor at: http://www.berkeleymedia.org

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Environmental
• justice
• environmental
• racism
• pollution
• Chester

[prodigybrother89]

Could someone please tell me the name of the women who leads the movement. and possible her address i would to write her a letter

[CSTR2008]

You can reach the current organizers in Chester by visiting the ejnet website listed on the upper right in the description. Hope this helps.

[airman842]

@Ramboy208 Not sure I follow. What is political theory? Does political theory not consist of environmental policy AND economics? Politics cover a huge area. Back to the point though... Republicans don't give a damn about going green. The top Republican says global warming is a theory. It's scientifically proven and supported by 99% of climatologists, including my cousin who has his Ph.D in atmospheric science. Economic conservatives (republicans mostly) do not support environmental protections

[airman842]

@custardaghost all I can say is Republican Congressional Power. They have worked hard to destroy the environment over the years. They don't give a f*ck

[custardaghost]

Above all things, the USA values and ensures the absolute freedom of business to do whatever business wants. Its why politicians are entirely in the pockets of corporations and their lobbyists, why the EPA is toothless, why the bullshit pretence of "local power" or state's rights really means no laws or regulations at all.

[custardaghost]

Houston is like this only worse.

[blapblap053]

hope you people hang on, and find a way to get rid of those filthy incinerators and refineries, greetings form The Netherlands(Holland)

[blapblap053]

Now i wouldnt say that everything in my country is perfect cause it isn't but this is madness!! one of the richest countries in the world! it's a shame people have to live this way!! it's unthinkable that the government of my country is spending billions on a war and nothing on it's own people don't get me wrong i enjoyed my holliday in the USA think it's a great country but it's a shame seeing many people have to live in misery, never seen so much homeless people in my life especially in Philly

[blapblap053]

This is sad, i saw chester on my way to phialdelphia by train from washington dc, looked like a warzone from the train, abandoned houses burnt down housen big rusty refineries next to em and the sad thing is this wasn't only chester it was practically the whole route from washington to NYC that wee saw those kind of sceneries, i knew there was poverty in the U.S. but never saw it with my own eyes being from Europe( the netherlands)

[Kirilltraceur]

"lower intelligence"

I disagree.