5 Questions based on Harriet Washington Article

1. Roughly speaking, how long will it be until the effects of environmental discrimination and racism truly start to diminish (asthma for ex.)?

2. What is the best course of action for young people such as ourselves to help combat the horrendous actions of large scale industry or those who do not care about the environment and the people they are affecting?

3. Do you think more damage has been done to minority communities through purposeful actions such as the placement of factories near these communities or actions through pure ignorance such as the burning of fossil fuels and its effects until recently?

4. Do you think the effects of air pollution on IQ and overall intelligence in these minority communities contribute to racist stereotypes of minorities?

5. What do you believe is the best solution to pollution as a whole, as in, is it more practical for society to relocate harmful factories and industry to uninhabited places or get rid of them all together?