In the United States and around the world, there are a multitude of indicators that the racial environment is changing. Environmental pollution and racism are linked in more ways than one. The world is unconsciously aware of environmental intolerances, but continues to expose the poor and minorities to physical dangers. Additionally, sociologists continue to study "whether racial disparities are largely a function of socioeconomic disparities or whether other factors associated with race are also linked to the distribution of environmental risks" (Mohai and Saha 2007: 345). . Many of these factors include economic conditions, health disparities, social and political affairs, and racial inequalities. A large number of low-income and minority families live in poor economic conditions. The economy is being changed as multinational corporations locate new facilities where land values ​​and operating costs are low. Cheap land is easily accessible through polluting facilities, as disadvantaged communities are unable to effectively prevent such deficiencies. When companies locate their new facilities in these areas, property values ​​decline and quality of life declines (Mohai and Saha 2007: 345). This phenomenon leads to a decrease in the white and wealthy populations of these regions. When property values ​​decline, housing becomes affordable and minorities and the poor move in. This paradox marks the beginning of the stages of environmental racism. Despite notable improvements in environmental inequality, globally, billions of people live in unsafe physical conditions. Additionally, "These communities suffer both the physical and social consequences of housing discrimination, residential segregation, and...... middle of article......org/who-we -are/)Mohai, Paul and Robin Saha. 2007. “Racial Inequality in Hazardous Waste Distribution: A National Reassessment.” » Social Problems 54 (3): 343-370. Park, S. Rozeila. 1998. “An Examination of International Environmental Racism Through the Lens of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes.” Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 5 (2): 659-709. Principles of environmental justice. Principles of environmental justice. (http://www.ejnet.org/ej/principles.html)Rudel, K. Thomas, J. Timmons Roberts, and JoAnn Carmin. 2011. “Political Economy of the Environment.” Annual Review of Sociology 37: 221-238. Waldron-Moore, Pamela, Anthony McKinney, Ariel Howard and Amanda Brown. 2007. “A Question of Social Justice: The Case of Louisiana Communities and Their Struggle for Environmental Sustainability.” » Race, gender and class 14 (3/4): 154-174.