Skills Acquired from SPCH 275 Class
SPCH 275
Alfred Nyambane
Devry University
12/17/2022
, Environmental Injustice in my Community
● Environmental injustice refers to human actions that destroy the
environment while at the same time alienating a given group and
community (Daviset al., 2022).
● Environmental injustice in California is water pollution, where close
to 400,000 people lack clean and safe drinking water due to pollution
● According to Cotsirilos (2022), the agricultural industry is
California's leading cause of water contamination.
● The problem disproportionately affects Latino communities. As a
Source: Pexels result, most Latinos are suffering from skin lesions and cancer due to
long-term exposure to arsenic in the drinking water.
, Effects of Environmental Injustice on Racial and Ethnic Groups
● From the graph, Black and Latinos
communities suffer most environmental
injustice
● Whites and Natives suffer less
consequences.
Source: Metropolitan
Planning Council
SPCH 275
Alfred Nyambane
Devry University
12/17/2022
, Environmental Injustice in my Community
● Environmental injustice refers to human actions that destroy the
environment while at the same time alienating a given group and
community (Daviset al., 2022).
● Environmental injustice in California is water pollution, where close
to 400,000 people lack clean and safe drinking water due to pollution
● According to Cotsirilos (2022), the agricultural industry is
California's leading cause of water contamination.
● The problem disproportionately affects Latino communities. As a
Source: Pexels result, most Latinos are suffering from skin lesions and cancer due to
long-term exposure to arsenic in the drinking water.
, Effects of Environmental Injustice on Racial and Ethnic Groups
● From the graph, Black and Latinos
communities suffer most environmental
injustice
● Whites and Natives suffer less
consequences.
Source: Metropolitan
Planning Council
