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Environmental Justice And The Clean Power Plan: The Case Of Energy Efficiency, Cecilia Martinez Apr 2017

Environmental Justice And The Clean Power Plan: The Case Of Energy Efficiency, Cecilia Martinez

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


State And Local Procedural Injustices In Environmental Regulation: The Experiences Of Tallevast, Florida, Brett M. Paben Feb 2017

State And Local Procedural Injustices In Environmental Regulation: The Experiences Of Tallevast, Florida, Brett M. Paben

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Government decisions made at the local and state level are those that most often directly affect communities. Participatory and procedural protections under state and local, rather than federal law, therefore, largely control the ability of grassroots environmental justice advocates to shape government decisions important to their communities. Thus, significant disparities in the standards of procedural justice differ not only by which state an environmental justice community happens to be located in, but also by the type of local government with authority over that community. Frequently, this diminishes the empowerment efforts of communities found in unincorporated areas. The community found in …


Achieving Emissions Reductions For Environmental Justice Communities Through Climate Change Mitigation Policy, Nicky Sheats Feb 2017

Achieving Emissions Reductions For Environmental Justice Communities Through Climate Change Mitigation Policy, Nicky Sheats

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Recurrent Flooding And Social Vulnerability: A Model Ordinance, Sarah Edwards Feb 2017

Recurrent Flooding And Social Vulnerability: A Model Ordinance, Sarah Edwards

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Garbage, Power, And Environmental Justice: The Clean Power Plan Rule, Ana Isabel Baptista, Kumar Kartik Amarnath Feb 2017

Garbage, Power, And Environmental Justice: The Clean Power Plan Rule, Ana Isabel Baptista, Kumar Kartik Amarnath

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Plan Ej 2014: Fact Or Fiction? A Critique Of The Obama Administration’S Efforts On Environmental Justice, Jeanne Zokovitch Paben Nov 2016

Plan Ej 2014: Fact Or Fiction? A Critique Of The Obama Administration’S Efforts On Environmental Justice, Jeanne Zokovitch Paben

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

As President Obama’s tenure in office draws to a close, environmental injustices continue to proliferate in communities across this country. During the Obama Administration, there has been a strong government voice on combating these injustices, yet under their watch we see travesties like Flint, Michigan. Flint is the latest example of how our laws and government processes are not only inadequate in protecting overburdened communities, but also how they are complicit in perpetuating harm. This Article aims to answer how that happens, first, by cataloging the environmental justice efforts under the Obama Administration, most notably through Plan EJ 2014, then …


Economic Hazards Of Environmental Justice For Lower-Income Housing Tenants, Anu Paulose Feb 2015

Economic Hazards Of Environmental Justice For Lower-Income Housing Tenants, Anu Paulose

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Tidal Turmoil: Environmental Justice And Sea Level Rise In Hampton Roads: Norfolk Case Study, Michael Boyer, Erica Penn Apr 2013

Tidal Turmoil: Environmental Justice And Sea Level Rise In Hampton Roads: Norfolk Case Study, Michael Boyer, Erica Penn

Virginia Coastal Policy Center

No abstract provided.


Bridging The Black-Green-White Divide: The Impact Of Diversity In Environmental Nonprofit Organizations, Faith R. Rivers Feb 2009

Bridging The Black-Green-White Divide: The Impact Of Diversity In Environmental Nonprofit Organizations, Faith R. Rivers

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Environmental Justice Since Hammurabi: From Assigning Risk "Eye For An Eye" To Modern-Day Application Of The Responsible Corporate Offcer Doctrine, Peter C. White Apr 2005

Environmental Justice Since Hammurabi: From Assigning Risk "Eye For An Eye" To Modern-Day Application Of The Responsible Corporate Offcer Doctrine, Peter C. White

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: The Importance Of Information In The Battle Against Environmental Class And Racial Discrimination, Browne C. Lewis Feb 2005

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: The Importance Of Information In The Battle Against Environmental Class And Racial Discrimination, Browne C. Lewis

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Lessons Learned From Flint, Michigan: Managing Multiple Source Pollution In Urban Communities, Emily L. Dawson Dec 2001

Lessons Learned From Flint, Michigan: Managing Multiple Source Pollution In Urban Communities, Emily L. Dawson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Environmental Justice Risks In The Petroleum Industry, Roy Whitehead Jr., Walter Block Feb 2000

Environmental Justice Risks In The Petroleum Industry, Roy Whitehead Jr., Walter Block

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Environmental Justice At The Crossroads, Kary L. Moss Feb 2000

Environmental Justice At The Crossroads, Kary L. Moss

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Applying The Disparate Impact Rule Of Law To Environmental Permitting Under Title Vi Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Michael D. Mattheisen Feb 2000

Applying The Disparate Impact Rule Of Law To Environmental Permitting Under Title Vi Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Michael D. Mattheisen

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Battery And Beyond: A Tort Law Response To Environmental Racism, Kathy Seward Northern Jun 1997

Battery And Beyond: A Tort Law Response To Environmental Racism, Kathy Seward Northern

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Environmental Justice: Concentration On Education And Public Participation As An Alternative Solution To Legislation, Anne K. No Jun 1996

Environmental Justice: Concentration On Education And Public Participation As An Alternative Solution To Legislation, Anne K. No

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


The Anticipatory Nuisance Doctrine: One Common Law Theory For Use In Environmental Justice Cases, Serena M. Williams Apr 1995

The Anticipatory Nuisance Doctrine: One Common Law Theory For Use In Environmental Justice Cases, Serena M. Williams

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Using Nepa In The Fight For Environmental Justice, Heather E. Ross Apr 1994

Using Nepa In The Fight For Environmental Justice, Heather E. Ross

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.