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
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What is fast fashion? Fast fashion refers to apparel brands that use “a design, manufacturing, and marketing method focused on rapidly producing high volumes of clothing.” This clothing is made with low quality synthetic fabrics
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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 ArticleAuthored by: Adam Bouvier, Fordham ELR Staff Member 2021-22 Edited by: Michael Chambrelli, Fordham ELR Online Editor 2021-22 Several Environmental statutes passed by Congress have the distinction of being recognized as “super statute” laws within
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