Enviro-Health Links - Environmental Justice
- Overview
- Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice
- Symposium
- Specific Aspects
- Environmental Research Tools
- Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Reports
- Brownfields
- Topic-related Searches of National Library of Medicine Resources
- Organizations
- Blogs, News, Podcasts, and Videos
- Información en Español
- Disclaimer
Overview
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) defines environmental justice as the "fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." Environmental justice is also perceived as an imminent national health issue and is viewed as a critical need to ensure that communities comprised predominantly of people of color or low income populations receive equal protection under environmental laws.
Historically, low income and/or minority communities have been dumping grounds for hazardous waste. Disproportional treatment of this nature, along with other social determinants, has propelled the environmental justice movement to the forefront of national health concerns. Pioneering efforts stemming from community advocates to staunch environmentalists have been instrumental in bringing to light the interconnections between the environment, racial/ethnic differences, income inequities, and human health disparities. Significant factors in what is known as environmental racism include any environmental policy, practice, or directive that differentially affects or disadvantages (whether intended or unintended) individuals, groups, or communities based on race or color.
Over the years, the environmental justice movement has been the primary impetus behind policy development targeting unfair, unjust, and illegal practices. However, despite these achievements, environmental contamination continues and remains a major health and social issue.
- Environmental Justice
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Environmental Justice
U. S. Environment Protection Agency - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
U. S. Environment Protection Agency
Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice
- Compendium of Federal Agencies' Policies, Strategies, Work/Implementation Plans, Guidance on Environmental Justice
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental Justice Interagency Working Group Reconvened
U. S. Department of Justice - Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - HHS Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Obama Administration Convenes Environmental Leaders at Historic White House Environmental Justice Forum Featuring Five Cabinet Secretaries
U. S. Department of the Interior
Symposium
- Symposium on the Science of Disproportionate Environmental Health Impacts
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Specific Aspects
Housing
- Environmental Justice and Healthy Homes
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kids
- Environmental Justice.... What does that mean? Kids’ Pages
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Tribal Resources
- American Indian Environmental Office
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Research Tools
- Community-Based Federal Environmental Justice Resource Guide (PDF, 3 MB)
August 2011
Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice - EJView - formerly known as the Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool
U. S. Environment Protection Agency - Toolkit for Assessing Potential Allegations of Environmental Injustice (PDF, 1.3 MB)
U. S. Environment Protection Agency - Tox Town - Interactive web site on toxic chemicals and environmental health concerns in the community
National Library of Medicine - TOXMAP - Resources for communities living near hazardous waste and toxic release sites
National Library of Medicine - Toxicology Tutorials and ToxLearn
National Library of Medicine
Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Reports
- The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 1980
U. S. Environment Protection Agency - Draft Environmental Justice Strategy
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Environmental Justice Policies & Guidance
U. S. Environment Protection Agency - Executive Order 12898 of February 11, 1994 Federal Actions To Address Environmental (PDF, 20KB)
Presidential Documents Federal Register - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 32, Wednesday, February 16, 1994 - Plan EJ 2014
U. S. Environment Protection Agency - Summary of the Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know Act 42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq., 1986
U. S. Environment Protection Agency - Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Overview, 1986
U. S. Environment Protection Agency
Brownfields
According to the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.
Brownfields lie abandoned and often contaminated from past uses. Unused or under-utilized, they are impediments to economic development in rural and urban communities across the United States. Brownfields can potentially cause harm to human health and the environment, reduce employment opportunities and tax revenue, contribute to neighborhood crime such as theft, dumping or other illegal activities, reduce surrounding property value and contribute to neighborhood blight, limit economic growth and development and contribute to urban sprawl.
Definition taken from the Community Environmental Resource Program (CERP), St. Louis, MO.
Overview
- ATSDR Brownfield/Land Reuse Initiative
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Brownfields
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Brownfields
Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U. S. Department of Labor - Brownfields and Land Revitalization
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Brownfields Basic Information
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Community Health and Site Inventory Tools
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Where You Live
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Statutes, Regulations, and Reports
- Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107-118 [H.R. 2869])
- Laws and Statutes
U. S. Environmental Protection AGency
Other Brownfields Resources
- Brownfields
Northeast Midwest Institute - Brownfields
International City/County Management Association - Brownfields/Superfund
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network
Topic-related Searches of National Library of Medicine Resources
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
TOXLINE - Special journal literature, technical reports and archival collections
NLM Catalog - Access to information about books and other materials in NLM's catalog
Organizations
- Clark Atlanta University / Environmental Justice Resource Center
- Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
Dillard University - Environmental Law Institute
- Environmental Law & Justice Clinic
Golden Gate University - Florida A & M University Center for Environmental Equity & Justice
- Northeastern Environmental Justice Research Collaborative
Northeastern University - University of Michigan School of Natural Resources & Environment
Blogs, News, Podcasts, and Videos
Blogs
- Environmental Justice in Action
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - It All Starts with Science
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - It's Our Environment
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
News (RSS)
Learn about RSS feeds at USA.gov- U.S. EPA Hazardous Waste News
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - U.S. EPA Superfund and Brownfields News
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Videos
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency YouTube Channel
- Videos on YouTube from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Partnerships for Environmental Public Health
- Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) and Community Engagement - June 29, 2012
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Public Health - July 20, 2012
- Science-Based Decision-Making - August 8, 2012
- Environmental Justice, A Native American Perspective - September 19, 2012
- Environmental Health Disparities - September 28, 2012
- What Does Environmental Justice Mean?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Información en Español
- El medio ambiente y su salud: Justicia ambiental y participación comunitaria
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos - Justicia Ambiental
Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades - Justicia ambiental y participación comunitaria
Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos
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