Gold Corporation has received ten permits from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to expand its production area, despite the fact that the company has a lengthy record of spills and illegal toxic discharges at the site. These include at least six cyanide spills between 1982 and 1993 and acid runoff with heavy metals in 1993. In an attempt to stop these actions, the indigenous tribes are trying to prove that environmental racism is at the heart of their pollution problems. Some argue that environmental racism does not exist. Companies and governmental agencies argue that there is no intentional discrimination involved in depositing waste products.
Environmental racism exists.
It is a serious issue involving abuse of power and it needs to stop. Environmental racism seriously affects the health of minority people and their lands. It will remain a problem until we combat the twin evils of racism and environmental devastation. Environmental Racism Alleged at Montana Mine. The Cascadia Times.