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Tell Government that Placing Hazardous Waste Facilities in Minority Neighborhoods is Unacceptable

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Research from the University of Michigan is the first known national level study that supports environmental justice scholars' claim that hazardous waste facilities are disproportionately placed in poor, minority neighborhoods.

Using the new method, researchers have found that racial disparities in the location of hazardous waste facilities are much greater than previous studies have shown. Furthermore, the disparities persist even when controlling for economic and sociopolitical variables, suggesting that racial targeting, housing discrimination and other factors uniquely associated with race influence the location of the nations' hazardous waste facilities.

The data collected has been over a time period of 20 years. Enough research has been done. Urge your representatives to address and correct this serious problem.

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http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=3170

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RE: Hazadous Waste Facilities Placed in Minority Neighborhoods

Dear Representative,

Research from the University of Michigan is the first known national level study that supports environmental justice scholars' claim that hazardous waste facilities are disproportionately placed in poor, minority neighborhoods.

Using the new method, researchers have found that racial disparities in the location of hazardous waste facilities are much greater than previous studies have shown. Furthermore, the disparities persist even when controlling for economic and sociopolitical variables, suggesting that racial targeting, housing discrimination and other factors uniquely associated with race influence the location of the nations' hazardous waste facilities.

The data collected has been over a time period of 20 years. Enough research has been done.

I urge you to address and correct this serious problem.

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