Also, for people of faith, this is a justice issue, because it is the most vulnerable in our society who are most hurt by environmental degradation, including the poor, people of color and children.
Women also have special reproductive health vulnerabilities.
A son was born with cancer, another with a blood disorder. Hair would grow on only one side of the head of one child. A little girl developed an acute skin disease at the age of one month. The Conleys lived in a poor community in West Dallas. Across the street from their house was a lead smelting plant.