This document discusses several examples of environmental injustices faced by marginalized communities in the US. It describes how maquiladoras along the US-Mexico border dump toxic waste into the Rio Grande, contributing to high rates of birth defects in a nearby Texas city. It also discusses the Flint water crisis, where over 100,000 residents were exposed to lead contamination. After Hurricane Katrina, low-income minority neighborhoods in New Orleans suffered most due to lack of levee maintenance. The legacy of redlining continues to impact health as well, concentrating pollution sources in historically redlined communities. The proposed Dakota Access Pipeline threatens the health and well-being of the Standing Rock Reservation if a spill were to occur.