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Introduction Case Study: Shrader-Frechette

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Reading over the introduction case study Henry Payne argue about having this particular type of facility built in the community of Homer. He felt that it was preeminent for the people in that area to embrace this opportunity while advertising the benefits having this facility would improve economy provide needed jobs in this area. While he’s publicizing the benefits the lack of evidence to prove the facility would be hazardous Payne and the others deemed it safe (Shrader-Frechette, 2003). Subsequently Homer’s one of the deprived towns United States unfortunately the area reside in an African American community, there were underlying racial implications for this decision and environmental racism and/ or environmental injustice present (Shrader-Frechette,

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