Yesterday, I posted Instagram stories about environmental racism as it was World Environment Day and I was suprised by how many people were not aware of it so here’s a thread:

The stats

Air pollution is a silent killer

It’s a serious issue and black people are dying because of it

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-50826190

‘They chose us because we were rural and poor’

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/08/climate-changed-racism-environment-south

More facts and stats

The four dimensions of environmental racism