white and affluent drivers are polluting the air breathed by people of color, mr. roth is racked by guilt for how he is driving on the 405 to the valley and it s not only growing his carbon footprint, he s fueling other racist outcomes as well. he said i couldn t help but consider my only complicit while reading a new study from usc researches, found that angelinos who drive less tend to be exposed to more pollution. now the argument is that low income communities of color were torn apart to make way for freeways over the decade, while the whiter, richer, this constitutes environmental racism. environmental racism, it s about policies that practices that discriminate against communities of color by making them live near landfills, sewage plants and polluting facilities. by making people live near landfills? we re making people live next to polluting facilities? well, that s obviously ridiculous. and this is obviously not about race, it s about poverty. and who is to blame
them live near landfills, sewage plants and polluting facilities. by making people live near landfills? we re making people live next to polluting facilities? well, that s obviously ridiculous. and this is obviously not about race, it s about poverty. and who is to blame for the generational poverty that has plagued minority neighborhoods in the united states? liberals of, of course, who thought they could replace the nuclear family with big government, that s who. the fact is, their policies have failed black america on everything from crime to the economy to education. so, now all they can do is try to blame america itself. in the practice of racial grievance, this has become it own sub specialty. environmental racism while not always the most visible form is also widespread. so, when is enough enough? when is enough enough?