Environmental Inequalities: Class, Race, and Industrial Pollution in Gary, Indiana, 1945-1980 New Edition

“A model for the historical assessment of how environmental inequalities become established over time in a specific locality.” — Environmental History

“An important book which anyone interested in cities, the environment, social justice, or just our modern age should read. It is a book which will quickly become the standard reference in the field.” — Journal of Social History

“An important, provocative analysis.” — Labor History

“Hurley’s book is a sophisticated and persuasive piece of environmental history. It is well-written, deeply researched, and strongly argued, making an effective case for the proposition that environmental inequality has been ‘endemic to urban America.'” — American Historical Review

“Hurley’s well-written and well-organized work is a social and environmental history of the unequal distribution of environmental problems caused by industrial production processes. . . . The book is founded on solid research and is a pleasure to read.” — CHOICE

“This book is clearly written, carefully researched, and as a result is a compelling condemnation of the power of industrial capital to shape the human and natural environment to its own end. Gary’s poor and black residents, as Hurley makes clear, have been and are dying for a better environment.” — –Indiana Magazine of History