The New Jersey state legislature made history on August 27, 2020, by passing the first-of-its-kind environmental justice legislation, which imposes new requirements on permit applicants in the state.

The Equitable and Just National Climate Platform advances the goals of economic, racial, climate, and environmental justice to improve the public health and well-being of all communities, while tackling the climate crisis.

The principles were adopted by over 1,000 delegates on October 27, 1991 at the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, held in Washington, DC.

The Jemez Principles of Democratic Organizing offer guidelines for collaboration between participants from different cultures, political standpoints, and organizational types.

History of Environmental Justice by Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Director, Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University

This year’s global pandemic, recession and national uprising against racist police violence highlight the stark need for the country to address climate change with broad solutions that put racial, economic, and environmental justice at their core, the co-authors of the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform said today as they marked the one-year anniversary of the Platform.

A question about environmental racism was asked during a presidential debate for the first time ever last night, revealing sharp differences between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

I heard a knock on the door while I was editing this video about safe water and was handed my first-ever boil water alert. The utility company considered it a precautionary measureexpressing concern about a broken water main nearby and the potential for bacterial contamination in our water. Coincidence? I don’t think so.

You don’t have to look very far for events redefining the environmental movement – in terms of who works for advocacy groups and who they work for. Just go back to 2014.

The Flint water crisis focused attention on the nation’s aging infrastructure and the devastating health effects of consuming water contaminated by lead and harmful bacteria. It also revealed that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had largely overlooked the types of water infrastructure issues that led to a drinking water emergency in Flint.

A year after the Flint water crisis broke, the environmental community is still asking what needs to be done and how to prevent similar crises in the future. Three SNRE alums discuss their work.

For more than 25 years, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has supported efforts to secure sustainable levels of clean water for people and the environment, with an emphasis on the Great Lakes region. In this Q&A, Environment Program Officer Jumana Vasi discusses our Great Lakes grantmaking priorities and support for efforts to restore the Flint River, which flows through the Foundation’s hometown.

(Midwest EJ Network report, authored by Victoria Loong and Jumana Vasi, 2019)

(Jumana Vasi was the lead author of Section 6: How can community action and advocacy ensure safe and affordable drinking water?, 2019)

(Research Problems and Public Policy Journal, Jumana Vasi, 2010)