Environmental Justice in the South: An Analysis of the Determinants and Consequences of Community Involvement in Superfund

Petrie, Michelle

doi:10.1080/02732170600786109

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“…Reviewing this literature is beyond the scope of this paper, but results are mixed. While some researchers have found evidence of environmental discrimination (Downey, ; Ash and Boyce, ), others have found none (Couch et al, ; Petrie, ).…”

Section: Discussion Of Findings and Future Researchmentioning

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Does Workforce Diversity Matter in the Fight against Climate Change? An Analysis of Fortune 500 Companies

Ciocirlan

Pettersson

2011

Corp Soc Responsibility Env

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This paper asks whether more diverse companies are more committed to the fight against climate change than less diverse companies. Workforce diversity is measured along several socio-demographic dimensions: age, gender, race, and presence in European Union countries. The paper develops the concept of Environmental Workplace Behavior, which explains how environmental attitudes and beliefs influence work decisions. The dependent variable is a climate change index calculated by a non-profit organization, for a sample of Fortune 500 companies. A cross-sectional research design is employed, using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression to analyze the data. The results suggest that companies that employ more women and have a stronger European presence tend to exhibit a higher concern for climate change. Companies do not seem to involve minorities and young people in meaningful decision-making regarding climate change actions and initiatives. Future research might analyze other diversity dimensions, such as gender orientation, education, political liberalism, or religious affiliation.

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Does Workforce Diversity Matter in the Fight against Climate Change? An Analysis of Fortune 500 Companies

Ciocirlan

Pettersson

2011

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121

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“…1). The EPA is required to document community involvement in the Record of Decision (ROD) for a Superfund site and to provide a public meeting and comment period [8], though the efforts of community involvement staff also “often go well beyond” what is legally required ([9], p. 168). Activities include informing the public about the hazard and cleanup process, addressing environmental justice concerns, training community involvement staff in best practices, and offering technical assistance grants to communities, among others [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, the EPA has acted to evaluate and update its community involvement efforts in response to the Government Performance and Results Act [9]. Anecdotal evidence [16] indicates that these efforts have been beneficial, and other research finds that the pace of cleanup of Superfund sites has become substantially faster than it was when the program was first established [8], providing an indirect indicator of improvements in community involvement. Efforts to promote environmental justice in the cleanup process have also had a positive impact—although minority communities experienced longer cleanups when Superfund was first established, that difference has disappeared over time [12].…”

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“…Previous research on community involvement in Superfund, for example, has found that neighborhoods participate unevenly in the community involvement process. Those in poorer neighborhoods are more likely to be active, whereas racial and ethnic minorities and non-homeowners may be less active ([8], though cf. [16]).…”

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“…Involvement can also come with drawbacks. Some authors [8,17,18] have found that higher levels of citizen participation are associated with longer remediation processes, and Petrie [8] also found that they were associated with a greater likelihood that capping will be used to contain a site (which she described as a sub-optimal solution for managing the hazard) (though cf. [19]).…”

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Themes Across New Directions in Community Engagement

Cruz

2019

IJERPH

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The articles in this special issue on New Directions in Environmental Communication in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health present new research and perspectives on engaging communities impacted by Superfund sites—the hazardous waste sites that have been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as needing cleanup. In particular, these articles focus on the community engagement cores (CECs) that work with affected communities as part the Superfund Research Program at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The purpose of this closing article is to highlight important themes evident across the eight articles in the special issue. When considered together, the findings reveal important lessons learned about community engagement and environmental communication, but also reveal that much more remains to be known. Recommendations are made for how these teams can continue to practice, reflect on, and research community engagement in ways that build toward a better understanding and implementation of best practices.

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Coverage of National Priority List sites by the print media during the implementation of Superfund: the role of race and income

Mohr

Cunningham

Saha

et al. 2021

Agric. Resour. Econom. Rev.

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We review 1982–1984 articles identifying Superfund sites in three national newspapers. Articles almost never identify the race of nearby residents. Based on sites receiving disproportionate coverage, readers might conclude that Superfund generally affected white, working-class families, but results do not support this narrative. In a pooled sample, neither race nor income predicts the number of times a site gets mentioned. When the sample is partitioned by newspaper or by each newspaper's coverage of nearby sites, a positive relationship emerges between the proportion of Hispanic or nonwhite residents and the number of articles about a site. We discuss this apparent contradiction.

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Environmental Justice in the South: An Analysis of the Determinants and Consequences of Community Involvement in Superfund

Cited by 10 publications

References 10 publications

Does Workforce Diversity Matter in the Fight against Climate Change? An Analysis of Fortune 500 Companies

Does Workforce Diversity Matter in the Fight against Climate Change? An Analysis of Fortune 500 Companies

Themes Across New Directions in Community Engagement

Coverage of National Priority List sites by the print media during the implementation of Superfund: the role of race and income

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