Oct 21, 2022
Environmental justice is the principle that all people and communities – regardless of race, color, national origin, or income – have a right to equal enforcement and equal protection of environmental laws and regulations. The environmental justice...
Oct 9, 2022
Drafted and adopted in 1991 at the National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, the Principles serve as a guidepost for the environmental justice movement. Anyone interested in pursuing a career in environmental justice should be familiar with these...
Oct 8, 2022
A Professor at The University of the West Indies who is aware of my interests in environmental justice, climate change, and the Caribbean recommended this video to me, and I wanted to recommend it to all of this blog’s readers. It is a recording of a...
Sep 30, 2022
The Environmental Justice for All Act establishes several environmental justice requirements, advisory bodies, and programs to address the disproportionate adverse human health or environmental effects of federal laws or programs on communities of color, low-income...
Sep 25, 2022
In a historic move, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is establishing a new national office charged with advancing environmental justice and civil rights. The creation of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights is part of...
Aug 29, 2022
The States of Washington and Nevada have proclaimed August 29th as Environmental Justice Day to highlight the human cost of pollution and climate change. Each state has compiled resources for its citizens to address environmental issues in their communities and learn...
