Journal article
Power, Profit and Pollution: The Persistence of Environmental Injustice in a Company Town
Human ecology review, Vol.16(2), pp.141-150
01 Dec 2009
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Abstract
In Hayden, a formely company-owned copper smeller town located in rural Arizona, pollution with toxic heavy metals and acids persisted for 90 years. Despite new environmental laws, the waning economic power of copper; and accumulating epidemiological evidence of health damage, Hayden residents received little help from state regulators. Environmental injustice in Hayden occurred through unequal power relations between copper workers and the multinational corporations that controlled U.S. copper production. Latino workers were subordinated and the labor,force divided while corporations were able to mobilize bias and obtain favorable treatment from state government. But by the end of the 20th century, the relative power of copper corporations had declined while public awareness of environmental health and justice issues had increased, leading to a lawsuit by Hayden residents but not a reduction in the mobilization of bia's.
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- Title
- Power, Profit and Pollution: The Persistence of Environmental Injustice in a Company Town
- Creators
- Diane Sicotte
- Publication Details
- Human ecology review, Vol.16(2), pp.141-150
- Publisher
- Anu Press
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology
- Identifiers
- 991019170490004721
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