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“Minority Neighborhoods Becoming Dumping Grounds?,” November 11, 1982; The Charlotte Post, Charlotte , NC
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THE CHARLOTTE POST
“The Voice Of The Black Community”
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Volume 8, Number 23 THE CHARLOTTE POST – Thursday, November 11, 1982 Price: 35 cents
For Toxic Wastes
Minority Neighborhoods Becoming Dumping Grounds?
Black Caucus Urged To Initiate Legislation
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Warning that the nation's poor and minority neighborhoods may be becoming dumping grounds for toxic wastes. the United Church of Christ’s Commission for Racial Justice has called for a study to examine the kinds or communities chosen as sites for dumps and the impact or toxic waste disposal on the communities selected.
The action taken at the Commission's annual meeting here, over the weekend, was triggered by North Carolina’s selection of Warren County. a predominantly poor and Black agricultural area, for the dumping of PCBs and other toxic wastes, despite the existence of alternative sites.
"Toxic wastes pose a severe health hazard to all peoples, but it is especially repugnant that North Carolina has singled out a community that is largely Black when there are other sites,"asserted the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Cobb, executive director of the Commission for Racial Justice. Commission staff are expected to carry out the study.
Charging that the Environmental Protection Agency had allegedly waived minimum requirements for the safe construction or the landfill, the church resolution asks the Congressional Black Caucus to initiate legislation to provide for monitoring of government agencies which regulate toxic wastes. The commissioners or the national church agency also urged the Congressional Black Caucus to initiate hearings to investigate racial overtones in North Carolina’s decision to use Warren County as a storage site.
The North CarolinaVirginia Field Office of the Commission, based in Raleigh has helped lead the opposition to Warren County as a dump site. The Rev. Leon White, director of the field office, was part of a recent delegation which met with North Carolina Governor James Hunt to demand that the· toxic wastes be removed from Warren County.
In other actions the Commission:
..committed itself to mounting a national campaign in support of Eddie Carthan, Black mayor of Tchula, MS, currently on trial under charges of ordering the murder of a political rival;
--supported efforts in the District of Columbia - to gain statehood;
..called for a church funded study on ways to stem the loss of Blackowned farms;
--asked the Congressional Black Caucus to make unemployment Congress’ number one priority, and
--called upon the Reagan Administration to release additional funds through the Department of Education for financial aid to minority college students.
In other business. the Commissioners approved a 1983 budget of $904.000.
The United Church of Christ, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is a union of the Congregational Christion Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Commission for Racial Justice works with churches, interfaith groups and communities to combat discrimination and secure justice for Blacks and other minorities.
THE CHARLOTTE POST
“The Voice Of The Black Community”
YOUR BEST ADVERTISING MEDIA IN THE LUCRATIVE BLACK MARKET CALL 376-0496
Volume 8, Number 23 THE CHARLOTTE POST – Thursday, November 11, 1982 Price: 35 cents
For Toxic Wastes
Minority Neighborhoods Becoming Dumping Grounds?
Black Caucus Urged To Initiate Legislation
¬
Warning that the nation's poor and minority neighborhoods may be becoming dumping grounds for toxic wastes. the United Church of Christ’s Commission for Racial Justice has called for a study to examine the kinds or communities chosen as sites for dumps and the impact or toxic waste disposal on the communities selected.
The action taken at the Commission's annual meeting here, over the weekend, was triggered by North Carolina’s selection of Warren County. a predominantly poor and Black agricultural area, for the dumping of PCBs and other toxic wastes, despite the existence of alternative sites.
"Toxic wastes pose a severe health hazard to all peoples, but it is especially repugnant that North Carolina has singled out a community that is largely Black when there are other sites,"asserted the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Cobb, executive director of the Commission for Racial Justice. Commission staff are expected to carry out the study.
Charging that the Environmental Protection Agency had allegedly waived minimum requirements for the safe construction or the landfill, the church resolution asks the Congressional Black Caucus to initiate legislation to provide for monitoring of government agencies which regulate toxic wastes. The commissioners or the national church agency also urged the Congressional Black Caucus to initiate hearings to investigate racial overtones in North Carolina’s decision to use Warren County as a storage site.
The North CarolinaVirginia Field Office of the Commission, based in Raleigh has helped lead the opposition to Warren County as a dump site. The Rev. Leon White, director of the field office, was part of a recent delegation which met with North Carolina Governor James Hunt to demand that the· toxic wastes be removed from Warren County.
In other actions the Commission:
..committed itself to mounting a national campaign in support of Eddie Carthan, Black mayor of Tchula, MS, currently on trial under charges of ordering the murder of a political rival;
--supported efforts in the District of Columbia - to gain statehood;
..called for a church funded study on ways to stem the loss of Blackowned farms;
--asked the Congressional Black Caucus to make unemployment Congress’ number one priority, and
--called upon the Reagan Administration to release additional funds through the Department of Education for financial aid to minority college students.
In other business. the Commissioners approved a 1983 budget of $904.000.
The United Church of Christ, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is a union of the Congregational Christion Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Commission for Racial Justice works with churches, interfaith groups and communities to combat discrimination and secure justice for Blacks and other minorities.
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