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Robert D. Bullard

Robert D. Bullard directs the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University. His latest book is Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice, and Regional Equity (MIT Press 2007). Read other articles by Robert D. published on DissidentVoice.org, or visit Robert D.'s website. Click here to contact Robert D.

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Think Piece: Dying for Clean Air – Why Black Mayors Should Support Tougher Ozone Standards

By Robert D. Bullard Guest Commentator

The current issue is always free to everyone The Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing in Atlanta on September 5 on whether or not to tighten federal standards on ground level ozone, the main ingredient in smog. A half-dozen environmental justice scholars and activists from the National Black Environmental Justice Network, Clark Atlanta University,…

The current issue is always free to everyone The Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing in Atlanta on September 5 on whether or not to…

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Environmental Racism PCB Landfill Finally Remedied

By Robert D. Bullard Guest Commentator

The following article was originally published by the Environmental Justice Resource Center at at Clark Atlanta University. After waiting more than two decades, an environmental justice victory finally came to the residents of predominately black Warren County, North Carolina. Since 1982, county residents lived with the legacy of a 142-acre toxic waste dump. Detoxification work…

The following article was originally published by the Environmental Justice Resource Center at at Clark Atlanta University. After waiting more than two decades, an environmental justice…

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