Grand Rapids’ NAACP chapter urges members to confront “environmental racism”

Published: August 18, 2025

Original article published by WGVU NEWS

The group opposes the continued operation of a lakeshore coal plant and weakened air quality regulations.

Environmental racism is the disproportionate exposure of marginalized communities to environmental hazards and pollution, including policies and practices that put these communities at greater risk, says Kareem Scales, the NAACP Grand Rapids Environmental Justice Committee Chair…

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