Diamond: A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor. S. Lerner. 2005. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. 344 pp. $27.95 cloth.

In his 2005 text, Diamond: A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor, Steven Lerner brings to light strident issues of environmental racism, environmental injustice, and chemical trespass, which he claims occurred as part of Royal Dutch Shell's chemical plant operations in the Louisiana community of Norco. The story of Diamond develops much further, however, providing a chronicle of the residents' successful efforts to focus local, national, and, ultimately, global attention to their situation. What emerges is a primer of sorts for similarly situated communities the world over.