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Black Environmentalism in the Local Community Context

Political Science Department of Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Christopher Kenny

Louisiana State University

In this article it is argued that existing studies of Black environmentalism do not appropriately measure the environmental concerns and activities most relevant to Blacks and hence do not accurately reflect the extent to which African Americans are responsive on environmental issues. Using data that measure Black environmental concern and activity in communities threatened by hazardous industries to various degrees, the authors evaluate 2 competing sets of expectations regarding the manner in which these concerns and activities are affected by differential environmental threats to the community. They find that specific local concerns and activities depend, to some extent, on the nature of the threat from nearby industry, but that more general attitudes toward the regulation of industry and concern about the environment do not Reasons as to why this might be the case are discussed.

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 28, No. 3, 267-282 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916596283001


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