[The Obama administration is poised to finally deliver on White House promises made in the early 1990s to protect minorities from toxic waste, and with the addition of an Office of Urban Policy, it may go even further toward correcting historical racial disparities ] you say it is a crock and i say it is wonderful news for America and the American people !
On Dec 24, 10:28 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > what a crock. > > On Dec 24, 9:59 am, "mike [ happy holidays ] 532" > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Will Environmental Justice Finally Get Its > > Due?http://www.truthout.org/122308N > > Brentin Mock, The American Prospect: "If President-Elect Barack > > Obama's recent cabinet choices are any indication, the decades-old > > environmental justice movement may finally see many of its top policy > > goals fulfilled. The Obama administration is poised to finally > > deliver > > on White House promises made in the early 1990s to protect minorities > > from toxic waste, and with the addition of an Office of Urban Policy, > > it may go even further toward correcting historical racial > > disparities > > when it comes to environmental hazards. On Feb. 11, 1994, President > > Bill Clinton signed Executive Order #12898, the Federal Actions to > > Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income > > Populations. It was a huge milestone for the environmental justice > > movement, which began in the early 1980s when multi-racial coalitions > > of activists fought against pollution and dumpings near African- > > American communities in Warren County, North Carolina, and Dickson > > County, Tennessee- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
