Resolution
Committee: Environmental Rights
Topic: Environmental Racism and The Effects of Air Pollution on Minorities
Alarmed that “the U.S. is home to 75 ‘Failing Plants’ by Environmental Justice Standards ("Coal Blooded Putting Profits Before People").”
Deeply Concerned that “Hispanics make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, yet in 2002 more than seven out of ten Hispanics (71 percent) lived in counties that violated federal air pollution standards for one or more pollutants ("AIR OF INJUSTICE How Air Pollution Affects the Health of Hispanics and Latinos").”
Stressing that “approximately 1 out of every 27,000 Americans would develop cancer because of breathing polluted air -- if those individuals were exposed to 2002 emissions levels 24 hours a day for 70 years ("EPA Estimates Cancer Risk Associated With Air Pollution").”
Aware that “over 2.7 million annual global deaths can be attributed to air pollution (Bullard, "POVERTY, POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM").”
Realizing that “the six Illinois plants all earned environmental justice performance grades of F ("Coal Blooded Putting Profits Before People").”
1. Demands that a bill be passed in order to reevaluate the Clean Air Act in order to enforce it upon these power plants to get them shut down.
2. Emphasizes that Hispanics among other minorities need better health care since they are the most affected by air pollution.
3. Recommends that people who live near environmentally hazard facilities go to the doctor to get a check up in order to detect any diseases such as cancer early on.
4. Urges that more people around the world become aware of the effects air pollution can have on them.
5. Expresses the hope that more people will rise up to get the power plants in Illinois shut down.
Topic: Environmental Racism and The Effects of Air Pollution on Minorities
Alarmed that “the U.S. is home to 75 ‘Failing Plants’ by Environmental Justice Standards ("Coal Blooded Putting Profits Before People").”
Deeply Concerned that “Hispanics make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, yet in 2002 more than seven out of ten Hispanics (71 percent) lived in counties that violated federal air pollution standards for one or more pollutants ("AIR OF INJUSTICE How Air Pollution Affects the Health of Hispanics and Latinos").”
Stressing that “approximately 1 out of every 27,000 Americans would develop cancer because of breathing polluted air -- if those individuals were exposed to 2002 emissions levels 24 hours a day for 70 years ("EPA Estimates Cancer Risk Associated With Air Pollution").”
Aware that “over 2.7 million annual global deaths can be attributed to air pollution (Bullard, "POVERTY, POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM").”
Realizing that “the six Illinois plants all earned environmental justice performance grades of F ("Coal Blooded Putting Profits Before People").”
1. Demands that a bill be passed in order to reevaluate the Clean Air Act in order to enforce it upon these power plants to get them shut down.
2. Emphasizes that Hispanics among other minorities need better health care since they are the most affected by air pollution.
3. Recommends that people who live near environmentally hazard facilities go to the doctor to get a check up in order to detect any diseases such as cancer early on.
4. Urges that more people around the world become aware of the effects air pollution can have on them.
5. Expresses the hope that more people will rise up to get the power plants in Illinois shut down.