ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
During the past two decades environmental justice (EJ) has become part of the environmental health language. This site is dedicated to a basic understanding of EJ and the Environmental Justice Movement (EJM).
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) has recognized environmental injustices as an important phenomenon to be investigated. Increasing awareness of EJ may influence the focus on underserved communities in the future of scientific research in environmental health.
Current News
Employment Opportunity: Environmental Justice intern
We are recruiting for a summer intern to develop a GIS-based Environmental Justice community assessment tool. Job description and application instructions can be found here.
Standing on Principle: The Global Push for Environmental Justice
October 2007 Issue, Environmental Health Perspectives
Climate change, acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer, species extinction—all of these issues point to one thing: environmental health is a global issue that concerns all nations of the world. Now add environmental justice to the list. From South Bronx to Soweto, from Penang to El Paso, communities all over the world are finding commonality in their experiences and goals in seeking environmental justice.
RSS feeds - Google News Environmental Justice
Oregon Legislature establishes Environmental Justice Task Force: Oregon State Senate Bill 420 (pdf) "creates Environmental Justice Task Force. Specifies duties and responsibilities. Requires natural resource agencies to perform certain actions relating to environmental justice. Defines "natural resource agency."
EPA grants will help nail salons: Environmental Coalition of South Seattle and the Seattle-based Community Coalition for Environmental Justice share a grant to reduce exposure to chemicals.
Environmental justice podcasts (from Block, Street, Building blog)
On the program, Voices of Diversity, Running-Grass, Environmental Justice Program Manager, EPA, joined Kate Villerreal of Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, Ticiang Diangson of Seattle Public Utilities and Millie Piazza of Department of Ecology for a conversation on Environmental Justice, Wednesday, August 15 from on KBCS, 91.3, from Bellevue Community College. Podcast
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EPA's Community Intern Program: The Community Intern Program places students directly in communities to assist community-based organizations in addressing local environmental and public health issues.
Environmental Justice Grant Programs (EPA)
Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University