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actors develop and sustain the political wherewithal to establish different
rules for the corporate and governmental actors that promoted degrada-
tion and demand their compliance. It is only when transformations in
the rules of the game are achieved, and stakeholders are held accountable
for their actions, that environmental justice will be achieved.
Notes
The authors sincerely thank Christine George, an associate of the Virginia Tech
Institute for Policy and Governance, for her research support and many insights
as we prepared this chapter.
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