Environmental Health Justice Issues

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Environmental Health Disparities and Environmental Justice

(6 days ago) WEBNIEHS has long worked to reduce environmental health disparities and promote environmental justice — the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in environmental laws and policies regardless of race, nationality, or income. …

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/translational/justice

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Addressing Environmental Justice to Achieve Health Equity

(9 days ago) WEBEnvironmental justice (EJ) is both a set of principles and policies and a social movement that seeks to eliminate the disproportionate impacts of environmental …

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2020/01/14/addressing-environmental-justice-to-achieve-health-equity

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Climate Change & Health Equity, and Environmental Justice at HHS

(1 days ago) WEBClimate change represents a significant risk to the health of people living in the United States now and in the coming decades. Climate change is worsening existing …

https://www.hhs.gov/climate-change-health-equity-environmental-justice/index.html

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Six Environmental Justice Policy Fights to Watch in 2023 - Governing

(6 days ago) WEBThese are the issues competing for priority this year as $60 billion earmarked in the Inflation Reduction Act for environmental justice efforts begins to flow into U.S. …

https://www.governing.com/now/six-environmental-justice-policy-fights-to-watch-in-2023

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EJ 2020: National EJ Challenges US EPA - U.S. Environmental

(1 days ago) WEBDemonstrating progress on significant national environmental justice (EJ) challenges is the third major goal of EJ 2020. EPA recognizes the need for a more …

https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ej-2020-national-ej-challenges

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Racism as a public health issue in environmental health disparities …

(1 days ago) WEBEnvironmental health research in the US has shown that racial and ethnic minorities and members of low-socioeconomic groups, are disproportionately burdened …

https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-024-01052-8

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Introduction to Environmental Justice & Health Equity HRSA

(5 days ago) WEBPurpose. The purpose of this fact sheet is to: (1) define concepts related to environmental justice and its connection with health equity; (2) provide two case studies outlining the …

https://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/ocrdi/intro-environmental-justice-health-equity

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Environmental health equity: moving toward a solution-oriented

(Just Now) WEBJohnston J, Cushing L. Chemical exposures, health, and environmental justice in communities living on the fenceline of industry. Curr Environ Health Rep. …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41370-021-00333-5

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Fact Sheet: A Year Advancing Environmental Justice

(2 days ago) WEBThe President’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget request for the Department of Justice includes $5.0 million in increased funding for the Environment and Natural …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/26/fact-sheet-a-year-advancing-environmental-justice/

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Environmental Justice US EPA

(Just Now) WEBLearn more about the NOFO and find helpful resources. “Environmental justice” means the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless …

https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice

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Understanding and Addressing Environmental Injustice and Health

(1 days ago) WEBWe need to focus on justice issues, specifically environmental justice issues, to fully address the health needs of these overburdened populations. Health professionals play …

https://www.chausa.org/publications/health-progress/archive/article/fall-2021/understanding-and-addressing-environmental-injustice-and-health

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Environmental Justice - American Public Health Association

(1 days ago) WEBEnvironmental justice is a public health and human rights issue. Marginalized communities are disproportionately at risk of exposure to lead, air pollution, hazardous …

https://www.apha.org/Topics-and-Issues/Environmental-Health/Environmental-Justice

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Resources for Creating Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable …

(5 days ago) WEBCreating healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities is a priority of the federal government. Environmental justice plays a key role in an integrated effort that …

https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources-creating-healthy-sustainable-and-equitable-communities

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Why Climate Change is an Environmental Justice Issue

(2 days ago) WEBClimate change is a threat to everyone’s physical health, mental health, air, water, food and shelter, but some groups—socially and economically disadvantaged …

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/09/22/climate-change-environmental-justice/

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EPA's new rule aims to cut cancer-causing air pollution from - NPR

(Just Now) WEBThe Environmental Protection Agency announced a major rule on Tuesday to reduce toxic air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants across the U.S. …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1243778467/for-communities-near-chemical-plants-epas-new-air-pollution-rule-spells-relief

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Environmental Justice Tracking NCEH CDC

(5 days ago) WEBThe Tracking Network presents environmental health data in customizable maps, charts, and tables. Users can add layers to maps, including real-time data (current radar, …

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/topics/EnvironmentalJustice.htm

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Environmental Justice Tracking Program CDC

(4 days ago) WEBEJ Efforts Across the Country. CDC funds state and local health departments to develop their own tracking networks, which feed into the national …

https://www.cdc.gov/environmental-health-tracking/php/data-research/environmental-justice.html

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The Center for Health, Environment & Justice

(7 days ago) WEBCHEJ helps build healthy communities nationwide. The nation’s leading resource for grassroots environmental activism, and a ground-breaking, progressive organization …

https://chej.org/

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Climate Change in New Jersey: Impacts and Responses

(4 days ago) WEBNew Jersey in the 21st century can expect higher temperatures, a greater frequency of heavy precipitation events, and rising sea levels. Climate change in New Jersey is …

https://njclimateresourcecenter.rutgers.edu/climate_change_101/climate-change-in-new-jersey-impacts-and-responses/

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Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation …

(4 days ago) WEBGlobal efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by glaring differences in environmental protection laws among …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149881

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Working for Environmental Justice: Data and Resources from …

(3 days ago) WEBDuring this webinar, you will: 1) explore data on the EJ Dashboard about environmental exposures, community characteristics, and health burden—factors …

https://www.cdc.gov/eh-nexus/media/working-for-environmental-justice.html

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The Supreme Court’s Top-10 Environmental Law Decisions - Legal …

(Just Now) WEBLujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555 (1992) (Justice Scalia). Early decisions such as Sierra Club v. Morton opened the door for environmental groups to …

https://legal-planet.org/2024/05/16/the-supreme-courts-top-10-environmental-law-decisions/

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Supreme Court Should Prevent Flood of State Climate Change Torts

(6 days ago) WEBClimate change litigation is again hotly pressing on the US Supreme Court docket. Within the next month, the court is expected to rule whether it will accept for …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/supreme-court-should-prevent-flood-of-state-climate-change-torts

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NJDEP Environmental Justice What are Overburdened …

(4 days ago) WEBOverburdened Communities (OBC) The State has updated mapping of New Jersey’s OBCs, as required by the Act (see the Overburdened Communities tab above). …

https://dep.nj.gov/ej/communities/

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Residents approve plans to end combined sewer overflows - NJ …

(9 days ago) WEBEnergy & Environment, Coronavirus in NJ. Pandemic Pushes Back Filing Date for Plans to Stop Sewage Overflow. According to a May 2021 letter from the DEP …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2023/01/combined-sewer-overflow-cso-north-bergen-township-hudson-county-woodcliff-sewer-treatment-plant-north-bergen-municipal-utility-authority-nbmua-department-of-environmental-protection-natural-resource/

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Environmental justice with boots on the ground

(3 days ago) WEBWashington’s Healthy Environment for All Act aims to advance environmental justice by providing communities with equitable access to healthy …

https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/may-2024/environmental-justice-with-boots-on-the-ground

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EPA in New Jersey US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(2 days ago) WEBNew Jersey State Official Website. NJDEP Geological Survey. NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife. NJDEP Division of Water Quality. NJDEP Bureau of Air …

https://www.epa.gov/nj

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HELI supports experiential learning for Iowa Law students

(3 days ago) WEBI see environmental and public interest work as a fundamental responsibility to create a sustainable and equitable society as environmental issues intersect with …

https://heli.law.uiowa.edu/news/2024/05/heli-supports-experiential-learning-iowa-law-students

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