Uncovering the Roots of Environmental Justice Movement

The Environmental Justice Movement traces back to a fight against a toxic dump in North Carolina in 1978, which marked its beginning. Contrary to popular belief, the origins of this movement are not in the fossil fuel industry but in the tobacco industry. It was revealed by Naomi Oresquez, a Harvard Science Historian and Merchants of Doubt Author, that Big Oil learned science denial tactics from the tobacco industry, which is a crucial aspect often overlooked.