Environmental Justice fights racism with urban renewal

If you’ve never heard the term “Environmental Justice”, this is it in a nutshell: no community should be saddled with more environmental burden, and less environmental benefits, than any other.  Unfortunately, this is historically not the case.  Predominantly black communities are usually the ones to be burdened with power plants, waste disposal areas, toxic dumps, and less parkland per person than white communities.  Majora Carter, a resident of the Bronx in New York City, has been fighting for environmental justice for years.  Take a look at this presentation, in which she outlines her approach, and her success, here at TED.