Environmental Justice

 

Dr. Robert Bullard is the father of environmental justice.  “No community should experience environmental stressors that affects their health and quality of life more than any other community.  Unfortunately, communities of color and poor communities experience environmental injustice more than any other population.

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

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The City of South Fulton met with Union City in 2019 as shared in the article below but later found out that negotiation was not what we anticipated. No further negotiation occurred.  To be continued!

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In 'Cancer Alley,' a renewed focus on systematic racism is too late

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WAREHOUSES

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I’ve become tired of counting the number of warehouses that are being built close to the City of South and those built before we became a city.  In Athens “houses are next to a nuclear power plant.  I am sure there are other areas with environmental justice issues. 

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Click here to read the article.

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They continue to be built in other cities that surround our city and near/next to residential property and schools in our city.  The chickens come home to roost.  One day there will be a solution.  It is up to you and I and anyone concerned to address it.  Negotiation is always a possibility if it meets the needs of everyone in an equitable way.  If that is not possible then there has to be a discussion regarding what is!

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Warehouses As an Environmental Issue: Click here to learn more!

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DUMP SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A LANDFILL

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September 2020 was two years since the dump on Bishop Road began to burn.  For months it burned with so much smoke in the air that it was difficult for homeowners to breathe inside their homes as far as 3 miles away.  The site stopped burning and began to emit smoke especially when it rains.   The problem has not been resolved.  A health assessment has begun. 

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