Blog Entry #6 on Environmental Justice

Environmental justice improves society in various ways. It helps the youth of society to become involved and learn skills of leadership. Environmental justice also helps communities around the world by fighting against pollution and environmental degradation. The goal of this panel discussion was to focus on awareness, unity, and service within the environmental justice movement. One of the leaders speaks of individuals who may have asthma, cancer, and ADD/ADHD and how poor quality communities affect these conditions. The toxins within pollution that may be present in these communities affect these individuals, therefore, there is a fight for environmental justice. Blacks and Latinos are the major victims of these degraded communities. "People of color live in toxic, polluted neighborhoods." She also speaks about urban and rural communities that are affected, such as North Carolina and Louisiana. We need environmental justice internationally where pollution lies such as, African countries. Water, foods, and air are being destroyed by toxic pollution. The demand for fruits outside of their season have become higher which has become part of the environmental problem. Another leader also says "The whole world has changed." This means that the economy is changing, as well as the society. If we don't like something about our world, we must change it. Environmental justice represents change for the better for the environment. Residents of these communities with poor conditions deserve to speak up about their opinions.