For generations, marginalized communities in Canada have feared that heavy industry is slowly poisoning their air, land and water. Ingrid Waldron, a sociology professor at Dalhousie University, has spent years interviewing residents of such communities, collecting data on environmental racism – the disproportionate presence of heavy industry and waste close to Black and Indigenous communities. After clearing parliament’s environmental committee on Monday, the bill is due back to the House of Commons for a third reading. Zann’s previous attempts to pass similar legislation have fallen short, but she draws hope from recent action by Joe Biden, who has pledged to combat environmental racism in the US. When it comes to environmental performance, its record on compliance leaves a lot of room for improvement,” he previously told the Guardian.

Source: The Guardian June 22, 2021 09:56 UTC