A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind

by Harriet A. Washington

Book Overview

A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) -- and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.Did you know...Middle-class African American households with incomes between $50,000 and $60,000 live in neighborhoods that are more polluted than those of very poor white households with incomes below $10,000.When swallowed, a lead-paint chip no larger than a fingernail...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316509434
• ISBN13: 9780316509435
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.5"