Directory of Environmental Justice Resources

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Environmental justice has to do with social equity in environmental matters.

Resources in This Category

• African American Environmentalist Association

  http://aaenvironment.blogspot.com/
  Dedicated to increasing African American participation in the environmental movement, protecting the environment, enhancing human, animal and plant ecologies and promoting the efficient use of natural resources.

• Amazon Watch

  http://www.amazonwatch.org/
  Works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the face of large-scale industrial development. Provides news, campaigns, resources and contacts.

• Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)

  http://www.apen4ej.org/
  Working to protect and shape the environment of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay area through democratic participation.

• Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice

  http://www.ccaej.org/
  An environmental-health resource center that provides training, technical and organizing support, and advocacy work for California communities. Projects , publications and information.

• Communities For A Better Environment

  http://www.cbecal.org/
  California based environmental health and justice organization which promotes clean air and water and advocates for toxic free communities. Provides information, resources and campaign information.

• Environmental Justice

  http://www.greenaction.org/
  Greenaction is a new organization created by community groups in the southwest United States and former Greenpeace staff who have joined together in the struggle for health and environmental justice.

• Environmental Justice and the NIMBY Principle

  http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/articles/nimby.html
  Report which strives to dispel the truths behind the "not in my backyard" environmental ploys, and offers reasons why poorer communities often bear the blunt of hazardous waste disposal.

• Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)

  http://www.ejfoundation.org/
  Advocacy organization site includes training manual, issues information, press releases and information on empowering those affected by environmental abuses to investigate, expose and combat those problems.

• Environmental Research Foundation (ERF)

  http://www.rachel.org/
  New Brunswick, NJ-based organization seeking to provide understandable scientific information about human health and the environment to the public. Research library, event calendar, and links to related organizations provided. Also available in Spanish.

• Indigenous Environmental Network

  http://www.ienearth.org/
  Native peoples of the Americas organization for education, coalition building, and action. Announcements and fact sheets on current issues.

• Working Group on Environmental Justice

  http://ecojustice.net/
  A group of scholars and activists committed to doing further research and promoting effective action to advance the cause of environmental justice.

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