From NIMBY to Civil Rights: The Origins of the Environmental Justice Movement

@article{McGurty1997FromNT,
  title={From NIMBY to Civil Rights: The Origins of the Environmental Justice Movement},
  author={Eileen Maura McGurty},
  journal={Environmental History},
  year={1997},
  volume={2},
  pages={301 - 323}
}
  • E. McGurty
  • Published 1 July 1997
  • History
  • Environmental History
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