Environmental justice pressure transformed Greenpeace until funding cuts reversed it

Evidence

Unfortunately, funding problems in the late 1990s forced Greenpeace to abandon its Native Lands campaign (as well as to lay off 50 percent of its staff and to close all of its U.S. offices except the one in Washington, D.C.). … “It did have a big impact,” notes Warledo. “It’s historic, actually. We didn’t get as far as we wanted to, but Greenpeace moved farther than anyone else did.” She pauses for a moment. “But, you know,” she continues thoughtfully, noting the paucity of Native American staff at Greenpeace today, “I’m the one Native lands toxics campaigner, so, on the one hand, yes, we made great steps, but, on the other hand, it was never really fully accepted.” — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 706 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Grassroots environmentalists were distrustful both of government officials and of the businesses that they believed were locating a disproportionate number of polluting facilities in minority communities. Local environmental activists made accusations of “environmental racism” and made claims for “environmental justice,” with the latter ultimately becoming their rallying cry. However, these groups were similarly suspicious of the national environmental organizations. — Richard J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 550 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Greenpeace’s Native lands transformation collapsed when late-1990s funding cuts hit. — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 706; Environmental-justice demands originated partly as critique of mainstream environmental groups — Richard J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 550

Related

• Greenpeace’s Native lands transformation collapsed when late-1990s funding cuts hit. (similarity 0.91)
• Environmental-justice demands originated partly as critique of mainstream environmental groups (similarity 0.85)
• Deepening Greenpeace involvement in Native issues compounded its own commitment over time. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Greenpeace’s Native lands transformation collapsed when late-1990s funding cuts hit. #corroborates (0.95) — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 706
• Environmental-justice demands originated partly as critique of mainstream environmental groups #expands (0.75) — Richard J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 550