environmental inequality

More landfills in predominantly black neighborhoods:

Royal Oak does not have public water or sewer service. The lawsuit says it's part of a pattern of discriminatory behavior. "They are ignored as a community in their request for basic services, yet serve as the priority location for virtually every foreseeable environmental hazard in the county," the lawsuit states.

As some readers are probably aware, Greensboro has been polarized by efforts to reopen the White Street Landfill, located in another predominantly black neighborhood: