In what ways can we encourage industries to reduce emissions and work with communities to maintain and improve healthy conditions? How can communities advocate for their health against the opposition of big business?

Public Health

There has been a long-standing battle between industry and the environment. Many industrial factories are also built in low-income areas, further adding to the disproportionate health disparities due to the environmental pollutants that are emitted from factories.

To what extent do businesses and industries have responsibility over the environmental impact they have on their surrounding communities? Should there be further regulations to reduce their environmental footprint? If so, how far-reaching should these regulations be?

In what ways can we encourage industries to reduce emissions and work with communities to maintain and improve healthy conditions? How can communities advocate for their health against the opposition of big business?