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Ong, Paul – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
This paper presents an analysis of an environmental justice (EJ) program adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) as a part of its regulation to phase out a toxic chemical used by dry cleaners. SCAQMD provided financial incentives to switch early and gave establishments in EJ neighborhoods priority in applying for…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Pollution, Environmental Education, Environmental Influences
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Markstrom, Carol A.; Charley, Perry H. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2003
Disasters can be defined as catastrophic events that challenge the normal range of human coping ability. The technological/human-caused disaster, a classification of interest in this article, is attributable to human error or misjudgment. Lower socioeconomic status and race intersect in the heightened risk for technological/human-caused disasters…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Environmental Influences, Wastes, Technology