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 -- featuring a new preface on COVID-19 risk factors. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316509442
• ISBN13: 9780316509442
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.0"