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Full-Text Articles in Environmental Policy
Unconventional Energy, Fall/Winter 2015, Issue 31
Unconventional Energy, Fall/Winter 2015, Issue 31
Sustain Magazine
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How Pennsylvanians Define Environmental Justice, Kayla Hofmann
How Pennsylvanians Define Environmental Justice, Kayla Hofmann
Sociology Summer Fellows
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) defines an environmental justice area as any census tract that partially or wholly includes a 30 percent or greater minority population or 20 percent or more of a population living in poverty. However, little is known about how the average Pennsylvanian defines environmental justice, hindering our ability to determine whether the current definition is adequate. Using transcripts from nine listening sessions on the DEP’s tour of affected counties, I address 3 questions: (1) How do people define environmental justice? (2) What do people think are the most pressing issues in each county? And …