Brownfields and Environmental Justice: Income, Education, and Race http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/env.2010.0002 Added06/29/2012 Updated06/29/2012 Written by Jeffrey F. Miller, Cliff I. Davidson, Deborah A. Lange, and Meredith L. Meyer Grelli. Abstract: Brownfields are parcels of chemically contaminated land that are not redeveloped due to the expense of cleanup. Correcting any environmental injustice associated with brownfields can involve redevelopment efforts that account for economic disparities. Here we show that economic conditions in communities with brownfields that have received funding from the United States government are significantly worse than in the nation as a whole. These results suggest that there is an opportunity to right this environmental injustice by choosing to remediate brownfields in economically depressed areas in ways that address both environmental risk and the economic health of communities with brownfields. Author(s) Jeffrey F. Miller Read More