Environmental Justice (27)

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http://www.amazonwatch.org/
Amazon Watch Open in a new browser window
   Works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the face of large-scale industrial development. Provides news, campaigns, resources and contacts.
   http://www.amazonwatch.org/
http://www.apen4ej.org
Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) Open in a new browser window
   Working to protect and shape the environment of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay area through democratic participation.
   http://www.apen4ej.org
http://conservation.catholic.org/
Catholic Conservation Center Open in a new browser window
   Features a collection of writings and documentation about ecology and environmental justice in light of scripture and Catholic tradition.
   http://conservation.catholic.org/
http://www.ccaej.org/
Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice Open in a new browser window
   An environmental-health resource center that provides training, technical and organizing support, and advocacy work for California communities. Projects , publications and information.
   http://www.ccaej.org/
http://www.cbecal.org/
Communities For A Better Environment Open in a new browser window
   California based environmental health and justice organization which promotes clean air and water and advocates for toxic free communities. Provides information, resources and campaign information.
   http://www.cbecal.org/
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/NCNYEnvironmentalJustice/
Creation Stewardship Open in a new browser window
   Provides resources for churches and other faith-based organizations to take action on a number of important environmental issues.
   http://www.gbgm-umc.org/NCNYEnvironmentalJustice/
http://www.gn.apc.org/ecotort
EcoTort Open in a new browser window
   Activists asserting the lawful right to environment friendly employment for everyone. Presents an argument based on UK law.
   http://www.gn.apc.org/ecotort
http://www.greenaction.org/index.shtml
Environmental Justice Open in a new browser window
   Greenaction is a new organization created by community groups in the southwest United States and former Greenpeace staff who have joined together in the struggle for health and environmental justice.
   http://www.greenaction.org/index.shtml
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modej/masterej.html
Environmental Justice Database Open in a new browser window
   Michigan State University database.
   http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modej/masterej.html
http://www.ejfoundation.org
Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) Open in a new browser window
   Advocacy organization site includes training manual, issues information, press releases and information on empowering those affected by environmental abuses to investigate, expose and combat those problems.
   http://www.ejfoundation.org
http://www.ejrc.cau.edu
Environmental Justice Resource Center, Clark Atlanta University Open in a new browser window
   Research, policy, and information clearinghouse on issues related to environmental justice, race and the environment, civil rights, facility siting, land use planning, brownfields, transportation equity, suburban sprawl, and Smart Growth.
   http://www.ejrc.cau.edu
http://www.hensonscales.com/erlinks.htm
Environmental Justice and Environmental Racism Links Open in a new browser window
   Annotated collection of internet links, from Meg-A-World.
   http://www.hensonscales.com/erlinks.htm
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/articles/nimby.html
Environmental Justice and the NIMBY Principle Open in a new browser window
   Report which strives to dispell the truths behind the "not in my backyard" environmental ploys, and offers reasons why poorer communities often bear the blunt of hazardous waste disposal.
   http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/articles/nimby.html
http://www.rachel.org/
Environmental Research Foundation (ERF) Open in a new browser window
   New Brunswick, NJ-based organization seeking to provide understandable scientific information about human health and the environment to the public. Research library, event calendar, and links to related organizations provided. Also available in Spanish.
   http://www.rachel.org/
http://www.fs.fed.us/land/envjust.html
Exec. Order, Environmental Justice Open in a new browser window
   US federal actions (Feb. 1994) to address environmental justice in minority populations and low-income populations.
   http://www.fs.fed.us/land/envjust.html
http://iucn.org/themes/law/
IUCN Law Programme Open in a new browser window
   To assist in laying the strongest possible legal foundation for the conservation of the natural environment, thereby underpinning and supporting efforts at both national and international levels.
   http://iucn.org/themes/law/
http://www.ienearth.org/
Indigenous Environmental Network Open in a new browser window
   Native peoples of the Americas organization for education, coalition building, and action. Announcements and fact sheets on current issues.
   http://www.ienearth.org/
http://www.maatyouthacademy.org
Ma'at Youth Academy Open in a new browser window
   MYA helps high school students and adults in San Francisco Bay area communities of color and low-income areas, make their communities healthier and safer for all species.
   http://www.maatyouthacademy.org
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/main/ej/nejac/
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (U.S.) Open in a new browser window
   A federal advisory committee established to provide independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. EPA on matters related to environmental justice.
   http://es.epa.gov/oeca/main/ej/nejac/
http://www.omhrc.gov/
Office of Minority Health Resource Center Open in a new browser window
   A U.S. national resource and referral service on minority health issues. Collects and distributes information on topics including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and infant mortality in minority populations.
   http://www.omhrc.gov/
http://www.sierraclub.org/human-rights/
Sierra Club Human Rights and the Environment Campaign Open in a new browser window
   Current news about environmental justice issues world-wide, and opportunities for activism.
   http://www.sierraclub.org/human-rights/
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ej2.htm
U.S. Department of Transportation Environmental Justice Site Open in a new browser window
   General information, case studies, and training resources on applicable requirements and on addressing environmental justice in the planning process for highways and other transportation systems.
   http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ej2.htm
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/
U.S. EPA Environmental Justice Open in a new browser window
   Working to ensure that federal agencies conduct their programs that have environmental impacts in a manner that ensures that they do not have the effect of excluding persons or populations to discrimination because of their race, national origin or inco
   http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/
http://ecojustice.net
Working Group on Environmental Justice Open in a new browser window
   A group of scholars and activists committed to doing further research and promoting effective action to advance the cause of environmental justice.
   http://ecojustice.net

Last Updated: 2007-02-01 05:45:37