Author name: Nina Gupta

By Nina Gupta In California, efforts to create cleaner and greener urban neighborhoods can contribute to the displacement of homeless and low-income people where environmental improvements are pursued without addressing the housing crisis in growing urban areas. In Los Angeles, the removal of homeless encampments for the reason of public health demonstrates efforts to improve …

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By Nina Gupta Environmental racism is the systemic placement of underprivileged communities in unsafe living conditions, often exposing them to air and water pollution, extreme heat, and harmful radiation. Modern-day examples include California cities building homeless shelters in polluted industrial zones because of the lower cost of land. In 2021, an unhoused RV community called …

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