{"id":27534,"date":"2025-02-09T20:12:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T19:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/glossary\/environmental-racism-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-09T20:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T19:26:53","slug":"environmental-racism-2","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/environmental-racism-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Describes how the poorest and most marginalised populations, especially black and Latino communities, are disproportionately affected by negative environmental impacts such as pollution, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Contamination&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt; Contamination is the presence of harmful substances in the environment, such as in the air, water or soil. These substances can be caused by human activities, such as the use of chemicals in agriculture or industrial waste and can damage human health and ecosystems. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/the-impact-of-climate-change-in-southern-italy\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;The impact of climate change in southern Italy&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/contamination\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">contamination<\/a> and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Natural disasters&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;Natural disasters are sudden events of natural origin, often unpredictable, which can cause casualties and considerable material damage. Natural disasters seriously affect the safety of people, the living conditions of the population and the socio-economic structure of a country, due to the processes of disruption between the natural environment and the social system. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;(Source: Infopedia)&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/gender-equality-and-boosting-climate-action\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Gender equality and boosting climate action&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/natural-disasters\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">natural disasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Describes how the poorest and most marginalised populations, especially black and Latino communities, are disproportionately affected by negative environmental impacts such as pollution, <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Contamination&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt; Contamination is the presence of harmful substances in the environment, such as in the air, water or soil. These substances can be caused by human activities, such as the use of chemicals in agriculture or industrial waste and can damage human health and ecosystems. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/the-impact-of-climate-change-in-southern-italy\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;The impact of climate change in southern Italy&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/contamination\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">contamination<\/a> and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Natural disasters&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;Natural disasters are sudden events of natural origin, often unpredictable, which can cause casualties and considerable material damage. Natural disasters seriously affect the safety of people, the living conditions of the population and the socio-economic structure of a country, due to the processes of disruption between the natural environment and the social system. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph {&amp;quot;translatedWithWPMLTM&amp;quot;:&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;} --&amp;gt;(Source: Infopedia)&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_articles_wrapper&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_title cmtt_related_articles_title&amp;quot;&gt;Related Articles: &lt;\/div&gt;&lt;ul class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&amp;quot;cmtt_related_item&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&amp;quot;https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/gender-equality-and-boosting-climate-action\/&amp;quot;target=&amp;quot;_blank&amp;quot;&gt;Gender equality and boosting climate action&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/natural-disasters\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">natural disasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[152],"class_list":["post-27534","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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