A case on the Supreme Court’s docket this year that has been attracting the attention of many environmentalists is West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency. The case concerns the Trump administration’s repeal of the 2015
Read Full ArticleThe environmental justice movement sprang from the intersection of the environmental and social justice movements. Zoning laws around single-family housing contributed to low income and minority individuals living in high-density, environmentally degraded areas. These options
Read Full ArticleA Hawaiian state court has paved the way for other county and local governments to levee claims against fossil fuel companies. Honolulu and the Board of Water supply are heading to trial against Chevron, Sunoco,
Read Full ArticleOn March 8, 2022, President Biden banned the import of Russian oil in light of its invasion in Ukraine. This action, however, has rippling effects as Americans face rising costs of gas at the pump
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Abstract: There is no single solution that can eliminate the adverse environmental impacts of our current unjust political and economic systems. Our means of addressing the intersection of social injustices, societal systems of exploitation, and
Read Full ArticleFor the first time since it was enacted in 1964, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act is being used as the basis for an environmental investigation. Title VI prohibits discrimination “on the basis of
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Whiteness as a concept is unstable. “White” people who challenge elite corporate interests, risk being stripped of their white social privilege. At its core it is meant to further the interests of the white capital-holding
Read Full ArticleAuthored by: Patrick K. Lin(he/him/his);Brooklyn Law Review, Executive Notes EditorAsian-Pacific American Law Student Association, PresidentAuthor of Machine See, Machine Do (December 2021) In the Upper Midwest, the sky looks like it is set ablaze. Vibrant red, pink,
Read Full ArticleAuthored by: Zhe Zhu (She/her), Fordham ELR Staff Member 2021-22 Edited by: Michael Chambrelli, Fordham ELR Online Editor 2021-22 Orcas cannot thrive in captivity. A female orca named Kiska bashed her head against the glass
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by Isaac Blumenthal, Environmental Studies major, Northeastern University, class of 2024 Racism has dominated the headlines. Race-based environmental justice rarely makes the news, and therefore many are unaware of how a disregard for the care
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