My partner and I want to move somewhere with cleaner air for our kids' health but we can only afford neighborhoods where other families are dealing with the same pollution we're trying to escape. We keep having the same circular conversation about whether we're just perpetuating the problem by having enough privilege to leave while others can't.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're caught between protecting your own family and acknowledging that your choices might reinforce the very inequities you want to resist.
“Where Are You with Environmental justice — who bears the burden?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.