Recommendations of the California Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Committee on Environmental Justice to the CAL/EPA Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice
Recommendations of the California Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Committee on Environmental Justice to the CAL/EPA Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice

Author: Detrich B. Allen

Publisher:

Published: 2004-04

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780756740436

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This report reflects the collective judgment of the Advisory Comm. on Environmental Justice (EJ) about the steps needed to make EJ a reality for all Californians. The EJ movement has been championed by people of color, Native Amer., farm workers, & low-income communities. The report provides a general history of the movement. Also includes a more detailed summary & a list of additional ref. The Committee fully supports the goal of EJ for all Californians. There are still gaps in data, & tools that need to be developed, but this report outlines many things that should be done now to achieve the goal of EJ. EJ is of great importance to the people of California & has become a fundamental goal for the state's environmental programs. Illustrations.

Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice

Author: Barry E. Hill

Publisher: Environmental Law Institute

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9781585761241

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Environmental risks and harms affect certain geographic areas and populations more than others. The environmental justice movement is aimed at having the public and private sectors address this disproportionate burden of risk and exposure to pollution in minority and/or low-income communities, and for those communities to be engaged in the decision-making processes. Environmental Justice provides an overview of this defining problem and explores the growth of the environmental justice movement. It analyzes the complex mixture of environmental laws and civil rights legal theories adopted in environmental justice litigation. Teachers will have online access to the more than 100 page Teachers Manual.

Contested Illnesses
Contested Illnesses

Author: Phil Brown

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-12-26

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 0520950429

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The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in disputes about illnesses or conditions disagree over their fundamental causes as well as how they should be treated and prevented. This thought-provoking book crosses disciplinary boundaries by engaging with both public health policy and social science, asserting that science, activism, and policy are not separate issues and showing how the contribution of environmental factors in disease is often overlooked.

Unintended Impacts of Redevelopment and Revitalization Efforts in Five Environmental Justice Communities
Unintended Impacts of Redevelopment and Revitalization Efforts in Five Environmental Justice Communities

Author: National Environmental Justice Advisory

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-11

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 9781494237868

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The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) is a formal federal advisory committee chartered pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide advice and recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on matters related to environmental justice. The report was initially prepared by the Unintended Impacts Work Group (UIWG) of the NEJAC's Waste Facility Siting Subcommittee (WFSS). The WFSS was sponsored by the EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). Due to a change in the NEJAC's charter, the WFSS terminated its activities at the end of 2004. This report presents lessons learned regarding unintended impacts of successful brownfields cleanup, redevelopment and revitalization projects and makes recommendations to EPA, with particular emphasis on OSWER.