For nearly two decades, Ruth J. Wilson and other activists in Brentwood have asked the District to close the trash transfer station at 1220 W Street, NE.
Opponents of the trash transfer station say it represents "environmental racism" against the mostly black, working-class neighborhood in which it is located.
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That's about the craziest thing, I've ever heard. I know people like to pull the race card and sometimes its called for, but almost all of Washington DC is predominantly black. Where do they want it moved? To a mostly all white neighborhood? Good luck in finding that in DC.
ReplyDeleteThere's a trash transfer station down the street from me and I'm not complaining. Some people just have no sense.