The 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 ArticleAbstract: 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
Read Full ArticleWhiteness 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: Diana Ybarra, (she/her) Fordham ELR Staffer 2022 Thirteen people died when the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit New York City on September 1st, 2021. Once the rain started, the city’s aging infrastructure failed
Read Full Articleby 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
Read Full Articleby Anmol Dhawan, National Law University, Delhi., Space Generation Advisory Council – Sustainability Project Group Globally, patterns of sea-level rise, forest fires, natural disasters, and climate hazards threaten ecosystems and humankind. The adverse consequences of
Read Full Articleeds note: we mourn the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and will contribute to the discussion of the woman and her legacy in short order. RIP. by Sarah Walsh, Fordham Environmental Law Review, Class
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