What is Environmental Justice?

[00:00:00] Speaker B: You. [00:00:01] Speaker A: What is environmental justice? Environmental justice. [00:00:06] Speaker B: Environmental justice. [00:00:08] Speaker A: Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people. [00:00:13] Speaker B: All people. All people. [00:00:15] Speaker A: Regardless of race, color. [00:00:17] Speaker B: National origin, or. [00:00:19] Speaker A: Income, with respect to the development. [00:00:21] Speaker B: Implementation. [00:00:22] Speaker A: And enforcement of environmental laws, regulation, and policies. [00:00:26] Speaker B: I act for environmental justice because I believe in justice for all people. I act for environmental justice because everyone deserves the right to a healthy life. [00:00:37] Speaker A: I act for environmental justice because our communities have yet to receive it. I act for environmental justice because I want children who look like me to have the ability to play outside in a healthy and safe environment. I act for environmental justice because communities of color and low income neighborhoods shouldn't be dumping grounds for racist polluters. [00:01:00] Speaker B: I act for environmental justice because everyone deserves the right to a healthy life. [00:01:06] Speaker A: We act. [00:01:07] Speaker B: We act. We act for environmental justice.