'Environmental racism' is a political tool used to push race-based policies, says Melanie Collette

Melanie Collette : The debate over environmental justice has been overtaken by the term “environmental racism” She says the claim of environmental racism is a political tool used to push race-based policies that fail to address the root causes of environmental hardship.

Poverty — not race — is the most significant factor determining environmental hardship, she says.

She comes to CFACT (Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow ) with a background in environmental/energy policy work, especially in combatting the offshore wind turbine groups and green organizations in their plans for northeast construction of wind farms up and down the Atlantic coast. Original article link.