The term "environmental justice" or "environmental racism" was established more then a decade ago to describe the reality throughout North America, which visible minorities are more likely to live near dumps and toxic waste sites. The United States Environment Protection Agency defines Environmental Justice "as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and …
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…disturbance is cause to the marine ecosystem and the First Nation's way of living. It is not right even though more jobs are being created and food for people globally that we allow such a thing to affect our environment furthermore the First Nation traditional heritage. It is 2004, we have more knowledge then before and I am sure there are ways to figure out how can we have fish farms without any environmental justice occurring.