Whom does the Climate Crisis Harm?
Several times a week I see allusions to groups characterized as “front-line communities of color who are bearing the brunt of climate change.” This characterization is based on a number of assumptions that deserve looking into.
Global heating is a global problem that affects every human, and most plants and animals. Carbon pollution is different from conventional air pollution in that its effects are not localized around emissions sources. The classic environmental-justice scenario locates a polluting coal plant in the middle of a low-income community of color. The…
