When you think of “environmentalism,” where does your mind go first? Climate change? Solar power and wind energy? Rampant wildfires? The Green New Deal? These would all be accurate, but have you ever considered racism as being a vital part of this concept? Because it is. This is where environmental justice, and its subsidiary, environmental racism, come into play. What is Environmental Racism & Environmental Justice? Environmental racism means that environmental risks are not evenly distributed across groups of people, and that factors like age, poverty, race and minority status place some groups at higher risk for environmental disease. It…