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On this day in 1982 gutsy people fight back
1982: Warren County, North Carolina. Birth of the “Environmental Justice” movement
September 15 – October 31: State uses nearly one million dollars of police force to bury 10,000 truckloads of PCB-contaminated soil from approximately 250 miles of roadside.
Warren County citizens and their supporters march, protest and over 500 people are arrested. The environmental justice movement is launched.
And 8 years later, dreams of redemption and safety are sold back to us…
15 September 1990 Captain Planet and the Planeteers first episode
But really, you need to check out the Don Cheadle spoof…