<P> The potential negative social impacts of environmental degradation and regulatory policies have been at the center environmental discussions since the rise of environmental justice . Historically, environmental burdens fall on poor communities that are predominantly African - American, Native - American, Latino, and Appalachian . </P> <P> Distributive justice theory argues that societies have a duty to individuals in need and that all individuals have a duty to help others in need . Proponents of distributive justice link it to human rights . </P> <P> Many governments are known for dealing with issues of distributive justice, especially countries with ethnic tensions and geographically distinctive minorities . Post-apartheid South Africa is an example of a country that deals with issues of re-allocating resources with respect to the distributive justice framework . </P>

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