What is Environmental Justice?

1. In which city was the People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit held in 1991?

• A) New Orleans
• B) New York
• C) Washington, D.C.
• D) Bhopal

2. What is the common abbreviation for Environmental Justice mentioned in the text?

• A) ENJ
• B) E-Justice
• C) EJ
• D) EnvJ

3. When did the explosion at the Union Carbide Chemical Plant in Bhopal, India, occur?

• A) 1986
• B) 1984
• C) 2005
• D) 1990s

4. The text suggests that events like the Bhopal and Chernobyl disasters are often mislabeled as 'singular' when they are actually interconnected results of what?

• A) Unpredictable natural phenomena
• B) Isolated technological failures
• C) Pernicious human practices targeting vulnerable groups
• D) The inevitable cost of industrial progress

5. What is the fundamental principle of Environmental Justice regarding environmental burdens and benefits?

• A) They should be managed by corporations.
• B) They should be shared equally by all people.
• C) They should be borne by the wealthiest nations.
• D) They should be eliminated entirely.

6. According to the 'Principles of Environmental Justice', a governmental act of environmental injustice is considered a violation of what?

• A) Local environmental regulations only
• B) Corporate social responsibility charters
• C) International law and human rights declarations
• D) The principles of free trade

7. What is the primary consequence of overconsumption by the global North and elites, as described in the text?

• A) It leads to equal distribution of resources globally.
• B) It primarily benefits the world's poor through economic growth.
• C) It creates environmental harm that disproportionately affects poor people.
• D) It has no significant impact on developing nations.