1.   A plan to build a power plant in Flint died after opponents cried environmental racism.

2.   In part because of their protests, state legislators introduced bills in Albany to prevent so-called environmental racism, though none has become law.

3.   It alleges environmental racism, civil rights violations, negligence and a failure to alert residents to the dangers of industrial pollution.

4.   Opponents of the proposed dump argue the site chosen reeks of environmental racism because of its location near the border.

5.   Several local officials and residents accused Columbia of environmental racism for routing the pipeline through Mount Vernon, a predominantly black city.

6.   The broad questions of whether environmental racism exists and, if it does, what policies can best foster environmental equity have been debated for years.

7.   Minority politicians and civic leaders accused Gov. Christie Whitman of exhibiting racial insensitivity and said Thursday they fear she might practice environmental racism if she takes over the EPA.