A Terrible Thing to Waste by Harriet A. Washington

And, Washington both highlights the important work of environmental justice activists and offers ways that all of us can fight for. A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind Harriet A. We must face the future that is already here, that has been here for too many people of color in America for a very long time. Washington’s book is a unifier, an effort to make us all realize that, 'espite the tensions that have driven our perception of this problem, we will rise or fall together, not as separate ethnic groups.' Therefore, Washington insists that we 'must topple the barriers to optimal intelligence for all Americans. A Terrible Thing to Waste is a difficult book to read. Washington excavates the history of environmental racism with a clear eye on the future. Washington examines the microbes that reduce intelligence in floods, hurricanes, and other everyday disasters caused by environmental hazards. She cuts through the crap that reeks of 400 years of racist attitudes to identify the biological consequences of 400 years of racist practice. Washington, A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind Download Article: Download (PDF 162.5 kb) Author: Richardson, LaKendrick Source: Environmental Values, Volume 29, Number 5, October 2020, pp. A Terrible Thing to Waste is a powerful and indispensable book for anyone who cares about a just and healthy future for all Americans. This Shearing Fellow has written a fact-based analysis with conclusions that should absolutely animate us all.

That shortsightedness will change after they’ve read Washington’s book. Bioethicist Harriet Washington talked about her book, A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, in which she detailed how environmental hazards.

just as the loss of certain species of small animals seemed less important before the publication of Carson’s book, a few IQ points might seem insignificant to most Americans now.

A Terrible Thing to Waste by Harriet A. Washington