|
|
|

Tour of Paterson,
2004 |
 |
The Marcal and Prime Energy industrial facilities are located on adjacent properties in Elmwood Park, directly across the river from Paterson. Children in the neighborhoods surrounding these facilities suffer from far higher than average incidences of asthma. GreenFaith has advocated for stricter emissions controls at these sites, and for them to be regulated as if they were one site because of their proximity and because of the interrelatedness of their business operation - Prime Energy supplies much of Marcal's power.
This photo, taken by a local activist, shows
the levels of air emissions from these facilities.
<< previous | next >>
<< Back to the Paterson
Tour, 2004
<< Back to Environmental Health and Justice
Tours |
|
|
"The plight of people of color and poor
people has always been a concern of mine. Before I reached
my teens I understood that racism in any form was wrong and
I also understood that I must be active if I wanted to see
an end to racism. Racism will end when there is equal justice
under the law for all of us. Environmental injustice is particularly
disturbing to me when we consider that the earth is a precious
gift for all of us. We must do all that we can to care for
the land we walk on, the water we drink and the air we breathe;
simply put, we must care for the environment.
Read more about Theodore
R. Carrington and his work
|