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Notes From The Front Line, Nancy E. Anderson, Ph.D

Fordham Urban Law Journal

In the last five years, local thinking about environmental protection started to take shape. It is indisputable that cities are not neutral or homogenous geographies in terms of distributing benefits and burdens by class and race. This fact is applicable to local environmental politics. Environmental justice and fair share advocates – and in some instances the courts – are finding that cities like New York are extremely heterogeneous in terms of environmental conditions and the impact of implementing environmental laws. This Essay describes the Environmental Benefits Program, which the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has undertaken in order …

Protecting Endangered Communities, Clarice E. Gaylord, Geraldine W. Twitty

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Nontraditional environmentalists are struggling to protect and preserve communities, both urban and rural, that have become threatened by constant, multiple exposures to toxic air, contaminated water, and pesticide-ridden and chemical-laden soils. Numerous reports, including a 1992 study by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, have suggested that people of color and low income communities have been, for decades, the unwilling recipients of numerous hazardous waste sites, incinerators, chemical factories, and sewage treatment plants. Historically, these communities often lacked the essential resources necessary to oppose sitings of potentially hazardous facilities: money, organization, and political voice. Land in these communities is usually …

Foreword Special Issue: Ethical Issues In Representing Older Clients, Bruce A. Green, Nancy Coleman

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Indian Land And The Promise Of Native Sovereignty: The Trust Doctrine Revisited, Mary Christina Wood

Utah Law Review

Throughout the tumultuous 200-year history of federal-Indian affairs, the Indian trust doctrine has largely framed the legal relationship between the federal government and Indian nations. That doctrine imposes a fiduciary obligation on the federal government in its dealings with Indian tribes and tempers somewhat the unequal political relationship between the United States and the native nations. But while touted as a cornerstone of Indian law, the doctrine frequently has allowed subordination of Indian interests to the whims of the federal government. This Article examines the trust doctrine as it relates to federal activities affecting Indian land.

Overcoming Environmental Discrimination: The Need For A Disparate Impact Test And Improved Notice Requirements In Facility Siting Decisions, Omar Saleem

Journal Publications

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The Proposed Environmental Justice Act: "I Have A (Green) Dream", Claire L. Hasler

Seattle University Law Review

This Comment addresses the concept of environmental racism, the tools that have been used to fight it, and the proposed Environmental Justice Act of 1993. Part II begins with an examination of the evidence minority communities have relied on as proof that environmental racism exists. The evidence contained in numerous articles clearly shows inequalities in the amounts of environmental and health hazards minority communities bear, and this evidence validates the existence of pervasive environmental injustice in our society. Part III addresses the limited case law involving attempts by minority communities to challenge perceived environmental racism and assesses the effectiveness of …

The Senior Environment Corps, Gwen Jacobs

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Volume 45 Issue 1 (1994), Case Western Reserve Law Review

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

Environmental Justice And Participatory Democracy: An Emancipatory Policy Proposal, Nancy Christine Gott

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Environmental Justice and Participatory Democracy: An Emancipatory Policy Proposal analyzes the public participation guidelines for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The author argues that four challenges must be addressed before the goal of environmental justice can be achieved. These challenges include the challenge of citizen participation, the epistemological challenge, the challenge of integrating public values with technical concerns, and the challenge of balancing environmental rights and responsibilities. The author develops a policy proposal for the creation of neighborhood environmental justice community centers in low-income neighborhoods.

Condoms And Corporations: Perspectives And Action On Population Among Environmental Organizations At The National Level And In Montana, Karen Elizabeth Wood

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Equal Enforcement For All, George Van Cleve

Faculty Articles

As a premise, there is no reason in this society, at this time, for individuals of any race or economic status to be involuntarily exposed to disproportionate environmental risks. This article argues that if there are disproportionate impacts and you want to do something about it, you tell the government to increase enforcement resources. You tell the government to make sure that there are no exceptions, and that the fact that an employer is a large, local employer and politically influential does not mean that it should get any breaks from anybody for any reason.

Table Of Contents, Seattle University Law Review

Seattle University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Seven Statutory Wonders Of U.S. Environmental Law: Origins And Morphology, William H. Rodgers, Jr.

Articles

Students from around the world often ask my opinion on the most influential or effective of the United States environmental laws. I offer an opinion based on two criteria: What laws have contributed most to protection of the natural world and what laws have been most emulated? The second criterion is obviously an indicator of output, not of direct consequence. However, a linkage between the spread of strong laws and degree of environmental protection is assumed.

In theory, of course, the questions of "how much protection" and "how many laws" can be answered empirically. But this story is available only …

The Victims Of Nimby, Michael B. Gerrard

Faculty Scholarship

It is a syndrome, a pejorative, and an acronym of our times: NIMBY, or Not In My Back Yard. It has a political arm, NIMTOO (Not In My Term Of Office), an object of attack, LULUs (Locally Undesired Land Uses), and an extreme form, BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone). Acronyms aside, however, the question remains as to whether or not NIMBY has victims. Is anyone hurt by NIMBY?

Many leading voices in the environmental justice movement believe that minority communities are victims of NIMBY. For example, Professor Robert D. Bullard has written that "[t]he cumulative effect of not-in-my-backyard …

Driving The Environmental Justice Movement Forward: The Need For A Paternalistic Approach, Eleanor N. Metzger

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Existing Environmental Laws In The Environmental Justice Movement, Michael B. Gerrard

Faculty Scholarship

I will focus on what can and cannot be done under the existing statutory and regulatory structures and the common law to protect minority communities from environmental hazards. I will highlight some of the current holes in the legal system to suggest areas where statutory reform might be useful. Fights against these facilities break down between future unbuilt facilities, on the one hand, and existing facilities on the other hand.

A broad array of statutes regulates future facilities, such as landfills, incinerators, interstate highways, and polluting factories. Some of these laws are aimed at providing information and requiring the decision …

Ethics, The Legacy Of The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Movement Toward Environmental Justice, Beverly Mcqueary Smith

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Chanticleer, 1993-10-12, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Flyer News, Vol. 41, No. 7 (Oct. 1, 1993), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Daily Eastern News: September 21, 1993, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

"An Environmental Renaissance", Clean Air Marketplace, Max S. Baucus

Max S. Baucus Speeches and Remarks

"An Environmental Renaissance", Clean Air Marketplace

Loyola Lawyer, Loyola Law School - Los Angeles

Loyola Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Environmental Injustice: The Failure Of American Civil Rights And Environmental Law To Provide Equal Protection From Pollution, Robert M. Frye

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

What’S Fairness Got To Do With It? Environmental Justice And The Siting Of Locally Undesirable Land Uses , Vicki Been

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Inkwell, Armstrong State College

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, July/August 1993

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

Proposed North Central Institute for Agroecology

Call for LISA/ACE Preproposals

New Agency Formed in Interior Department

National Sustainable Ag Advisory Council Visits Nebraska

President's Council on Sustainable Development

Earthbound Project at Nebraska State Fair

Midwest Flooding Increases Soil Erosion

Report Calls for Action on Pesticides

Status of Federal Programs

Proving Environmental Inequity In Siting Locally Unwanted Land Uses, Michael Greenberg

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

This paper advances a process for determining whether, e.g., waste-to-energy facilities are disproportionately located in minority and poor communities, and the author asks others to join in searching for a scientifically sound and fair process of resolving conflicting interests in locating LULUs. He also discusses some difficult issues and argues that they need to be addressed by a representative panel.

Seqra’S Too Valuable To Trash: A Reply To Stewart Sterk, Philip Weinberg

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

International Law & The Environment And Biodiversity And International Law: The Effectiveness Of International Environmental Law, Sudhir K. Chopra

Penn State Environmental Law Review (1991 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 1993-04-26

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.