Environmental Racism: New Study Investigates Whether Nova Scotia Dump Boosted Cancer Rates in Nearby Black Community

Author(s): Ingrid Waldron and Juliet Daniel

Description: Mi’kmaw peoples and African Nova Scotians are facing high rates of cancer and respiratory illness because of environmental racism and the presence of toxic mills and landfills that are next to communities

Theme: Environmental justice and the climate crisis
Region: Atlantic Canada
Province/Territory: Nova Scotia
Type of Resource: McMaster University article

Keywords: cancer, environment, sustainability, respiratory illness, environmental racism

Link: https://news.mcmaster.ca/environmental-racism-new-study-investigates-whether-nova-scotia-dump-boosted-cancer-rates-in-nearby-black-community/

Date Published: 9 July 2021
Date Added to Database: 26 January 2025