Incinerators and Environmental Justice: Evaluating Disproportionate Impacts on Marginalized Communities
Incinerators have long been a contentious issue in discussions around environmental justice. While these facilities are touted as a solution for waste disposal and energy generation, they often have disproportionate impacts on marginalized communities, raising concerns about environmental racism and injustice. Incinerators are large facilities that burn waste to generate electricity or heat. While they…