
OpinionJune 10, 2021
Any Reform of Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Must Include Environmental Justice
Drilling and refining has often come at the expense of Black communities, engulfing our neighborhoods with massive amounts of toxic pollution
Beverly L. Wright, PhD., is the founder and executive director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice. She is also an environmental justice scholar, author and professor of sociology.

Any Reform of Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Must Include Environmental Justice
Drilling and refining has often come at the expense of Black communities, engulfing our neighborhoods with massive amounts of toxic pollution