United States: An EJ Roundup: EPA Implementation Of Environmental Justice Is Taking Shape 14 October 2021 Winston & Strawn LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The concept of environmental justice (EJ) isContinue Reading
Every four years, thousands of Olympic athletes representing more than 200 countries push the limits of the human body. Close to 4 billion people — more than half the world’s population — have tuned in for each Olympic Games since 2004. But the Olympics can highlight or exacerbate social andContinue Reading
Every four years, thousands of Olympic athletes representing more than 200 countries push the limits of the human body. Close to 4 billion people — more than half the world’s population — have tuned in for each Olympic Games since 2004. But the Olympics can highlight or exacerbate social andContinue Reading
State regulators likely will delay a decision on a new solid waste permit for Covanta Marion, the 36-year-old garbage incinerator in Brooks, to consider concerns raised during a public comment period. Opponents say allowing the facility to operate as proposed flies in the face of Gov. Kate Brown’s recent executiveContinue Reading
The NorthLight Foundation and Dan and Sheryl Tishman are giving more than $11.12 million to help the School for Environment and Sustainability expand its environmental justice efforts and impact at a pivotal time for social justice. The gift is the largest in SEAS’ history and will help address the growingContinue Reading
Dan and Sheryl Tishman The NorthLight Foundation and Dan and Sheryl Tishman have committed an $11.125 million gift to the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability to expand the school’s environmental justice efforts and impact at a pivotal time for social justice. The gift is the largest inContinue Reading
Photo by Photo Boards/Unsplash Often, in trying to “win over” members of the public, environmental justice activists must consider the most effective frameworks for education and thus recruitment to their movements. The climate crisis, the sixth mass extinction and many feedback loops of ecological damage all fundamentally threaten human civilization, and it isContinue Reading
“It’s really outrageous,” Patterson said of the Aug. 19 call with Kieve. “With all the crises our communities are facing right now, that all this energy and aggression was focused on receiving emails.” The contretemps over the email blast, outlined here for the first time, symbolizes the administration’s challenges inContinue Reading
United States: Environmental Justice Comes Early To New Jersey 29 September 2021 Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. New Jersey is no longer waiting to implement environmental Continue Reading
Ryan Parras recalls a time in elementary school when he accompanied his dad on a work trip to Nederland, in Texas’ Golden Triangle. The warehouse where his dad organized county workers was “just one open vacant room with a bunch of chairs like you would see in a movie.” Bryan,Continue Reading
