Reports on the shutdown of the Los Angeles, California waste facility Statewide Environmental Services as a result of legal challenges brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Community Coalition for Change. History of spills, accidents and permit violations; Location of the facility ...
Our study’s quantitative analysis of the distribution of exposure and compliance burdens therefore adds to the environmental justice literature and informs these policy discussions. Methods Sample selection and selection of point-of-entry sources We selected CWSs located in California’s San Joaquin ...
This article argues that, except in California, environmental justice considerations have not received sufficient attention in climate change policy debates. It explores the environmental justice implications of emerging domestic climate change policies and provides policymakers with specific suggestions on how...
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 ...
I build upon that work by identifying and critically evaluating the ideas of justice that manifest in mainstream (non-EJ) environmental politics. I do so through a comparative analysis of two groups of activists concerned with the threats posed by pesticides to human health in California. ...
This chapter discusses a scientific analysis conducted by the Southern California Environmental Justice Collaborative. This community-based participatory research project, focusing on environmental health in Los Angeles schools, used secondary data analysis to answer scientific questions that informed policy advo...
The analysis of environmental issues and the pursuit of environmental justice have gained significant attention in modern times. While progress has been ma
Racial/ethnic disparities in cumulative environmental health impacts in California: evidence from a Statewide Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen 1.1). Am J Public Health. 2015;105:2341–8. Article Google Scholar Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. California Communities ...
University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA, USA Paul C. Rosier, PhD Villanova University Villanova, PA, USA David Rosner, PhD Columbia University New York, NY, USA Peggy M. Shepard WE ACT for Environmental Justice New York, NY, USA ...
education and training to community members in areas of their interest, including climate change, environmental justice, and social media messaging. Trainings will be conducted for disadvantaged communities on the shoreline of South Vallejo, the Carquinez Strait, and the Napa River located in Vallejo...