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             Environmentalism is defined by the Webster's dictionary as "(1) a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in the development and especially the cultural and intellectual development of an individual or group (2) the advocacy of the preservation or improvement of the natural environment; especially: the movement to control pollution." Most people consider environmentalists as "tree-huggers" that fight for the rainforests and the ozone. More recently, however, there has been a new group of "environmentalists" that have come forward. They are minorities and their supporters that are fighting the environmental racism that has been occurring in their neighborhoods.
             "Environmental racism can be defined as the intentional siting of hazardous waste sites, landfills, incinerators, and polluting industries in communities inhabited by mainly African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians" (Weintraub 1). As a practice, whether on purpose or unintended, environmental racism is often reinforced by gover
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