Environmental racism is a particular touchy issue,as large corporations from industrialized nations do not wish to be seen as not doing their part in cleaning up the environment.However,it remains a concern as businesses try to find other locations to dump their toxic waste.Discuss the implications of environmental racism as it relates to Robert Bullard's research and Houston neighbourhoods.

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The Answer is Answers will vary but should include the idea that some neighbourhoods are better than others.The idea that ethnic minorities deserve polluted neighbourhoods should also be raised.
Bullard found that in Houston,and across the United States,toxic waste facilities were more likely to be located in areas with large black and Hispanic populations.In fact,he found that all city-owned landfills in Houston were in black neighbourhoods,even though blacks made up only 25 percent of the city's population.Further,three out of four privately owned landfills were also in predominantly black neighbourhoods,as were six out of eight city-owned incinerators.Houston had no formal zoning regulations at the time,which allowed local government officials to put the waste sites wherever they wanted.

Environmental Racism Is a Particular Touchy Issue,as Large Corporations from Industrialized