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"The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice" by Melissa Checker explores the paradoxes of New York City's attempts to become a sustainable metropolitan area. The book examines three forms of gentrification - green, industrial, and brown - and how they lead to the uneven distribution of environmental benefits and burdens. Checker argues that sustainable urban development often operates as an exclusionary act that furthers capitalist agendas, resulting in the consolidation of wealth for some and environmental inequities for others. The book also highlights the challenges faced by environmental justice activists and the ways in which grassroots activism can foster unlikely partnerships and coalitions. While the book does not provide detailed information on health and illness, it offers a critical analysis of how urban policies have led to environmental marginalization and health inequities. Overall, "The Sustainability Myth" is a well-written and data-rich book that is accessible to students and academics in the fields of urban studies and environmental justice activism. [Extracted from the article]