A Terrible Thing to Waste

Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind

Ranked #56 in Environmental Science, Ranked #89 in Environmental Studies

A "powerful and indispensable book" on the devastating consequences of environmental racism--and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.

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Middle-class African-American households with incomes between $50,000 and $60,000 live in neighborhoods that are more polluted than those of very poor white households with incomes less than $10,000.

When swallowed, a lead-paint chip no larger than a fingernail can send a toddler into a coma. One-tenth of that amount will lower IQ.

Nearly two out of every five...
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