12024-08-16T01:58:02+00:00Environmental Justice Perspective6plain2024-08-16T03:51:06+00:00 The demography of Flint is an important factor when analyzing the environmental justice dimensions of the water crisis. Flint is predominantly an African American population characterized by high poverty levels, thus highly susceptible to adverse effects of the environment (BBC News, 2020). This demographic profile also conforms to the many environmental justice cases where socially vulnerable groups are exposed to more environmental hazards (Maney & Sarahbeth, 2024). The situation in Flint also brings many questions regarding environmental racism. The decision to change the water source and the subsequent dismissal of residents' concerns are indicative of a larger issue of environmental racism where the lives of people of colour and low-income communities are not valued as much (Magazine & Riley, 2024). The slow response to the crisis and the initial denial of the issue also show the environmental racism factor of the case.
