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A large group of environmental organizers marching through a residential Chicago neighborhood, holding a sign that reads “environmental justice looks like, clean green space, clean air, clean energy and climate justice”

The Environmental Justice Movement

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalRenee Skelton, Vernice Miller, Courtney Lindwall
Environmental justice is an important part of the struggle to improve and maintain a clean and healthful environment, especially for communities of color who have been forced to live, work, and play closest to sources of pollution.