Abstract
For the last thirty years, environmental justice, that is, the equitable distribution of environmental pollution among all members of society, has informed environmental decision-making at every level of government. While most Federal agencies responsible for environmental regulation have taken meaningful steps to address the disparate impacts of pollution on low-income communities and communities of color, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has lagged behind. As a result, low-income communities and communities of color bear the disproportionate burden of nuclear pollution in the United Sates.
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Recommended Citation
Eric Jantz,
Environmental Racism with a Faint Green Glow,
58
Nat. Res. J.
247
(2017).
Available at:
https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/nrj/vol58/iss2/12
