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Pursuing Environmental Justice: Obstacles And Opportunities - Lessons From The Field, Helen H. Kang
Pursuing Environmental Justice: Obstacles And Opportunities - Lessons From The Field, Helen H. Kang
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This article argues that the clinic‘s clients and similarly situated grassroots groups pursue litigation because the laws do not adequately protect them from pollution at the neighborhood level. Environmental lawsuits filed by such groups result from the conclusion that there is "too much" pollution in the neighborhood—there is elevated background pollution, violations of environmental laws contribute to excess pollution, and litigation is one of the few ways to redress the distributive injustice resulting from pollution created by multiple sources.