Uneasy Alchemy
Subtitle: Citizens and Experts in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor Disputes (Urban and Industrial Environments)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: October 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780262012034
Subjects: Chemical pollution; Political activism; Public health & safety law; Regional geography; Waste management; Ecology; Environmental Policy; Science; Environmental Studies; Politics/International Relations; Louisiana; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Public Health; Science / Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Ecology; Public Policy - General; Environmental conditions; Environmental justice
First sentence: The environmental justice movement in Louisiana gained national prominence in 1989 when the residents of the chemical corridor in Louisiana organized the first Great Louisiana Toxics March to bring attention to illness and industrial pollution in their communities.