Thus this study employs what we term a “joint burden analysis,” to analyze the environmental justice implications of compliance capacity and exposure related to arsenic contamination. Together, these analyses provide a picture of the joint burdens that water systems and residents may face. We ...
Environmental Justice Bills Enacted in California.Presents the chart depicting several enacted environmental bills in California.EBSCO_AspCalifornia Journal
the Environmental Justice Index and DAC designation can be accessed from California government websites (https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen/report/calenviroscreen-40
If the US Department Of Justice finds that a state agency has violated the ADA by failing to make its website accessible, it can bring a civil action against the agency and seek a civil penalty of up to $75,000 for an initial violation and $150,000 for subsequent violations. The ADA ...
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California is Phillip A. Talbert, who previously worked as a Trial Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., where he prosecuted a variety of federal criminal cases. He also previously worked as...
Guidelines for these investments often include environmental justice (EJ) provisions. However, current processes for addressing EJ aren't consistently meeting the needs of communities in forested areas. We analyze one source of wildfire mitigation funds in California, Forest Health Grants, to assess ...
“Hidden San Francisco,” a book that emphasizes themes of social, economic and environmental struggle and change. Carlsson is co-director (along with Lisa Ruth Elliott) of Shaping San Francisco, an institution dedicated to presenting information and multi-media discussions on the bottom-up history...
622 coffee pot. She also advanced a number of legislative measures pertaining to women’s rights, and in 1991, during the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee (later Justice)Clarence Thomas, she led a march on the Senate in support of law professorAnita Hill, who had accused...
Perhaps anticipating a challenge, Newsom also traveled Monday to a construction site for the project to highlight progress including obtaining all environmental permits needed for building. “This is not just a transportation project. This is a transformation project,” Newsom said. “To the cynics ...
Many have said that California’s environmental policies, such as restrictions on logging, deforestation, and water usage, have created the inability to effectively prepare for fires. But what environmental damage have all these fires caused? Hundreds of thousands of acres of land, wildlife habitats...