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Civil Wrongs
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07 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Civil Wrongs In the South, low-income, black citizens are becoming more outspoken and effective as they fight the construction of landfills, polluting factories, and other environmentally hazardous facilities in their communities, and they're increasingly being joined by neighbors of all colors. "Companies now don't just bully in," said Robert Bullard, a sociology professor ... |
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| Topics: business, environmental justice, politics, pollution and waste, South (all these topics) |
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