Environmental Justice
For God so loved the world that he gave his only son so, that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NRSV
News! Conneticut passes Environmental Justice legislation. Click here for more, and here to read the legislation.
Watch! Click here to watch Dr. Robert Bullard talk about Environmental Justice and Liveable Communties at the Smithsonian Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lecture.
Environmental Justice is the fair treatment of all people, regardless of color, income, national origin or race for equal level of environmental protection. Environmental injustices can be seen all across the world such as; placing toxic waste sites in African-American communities, placing low income housing near sewage treatment plants, landfills, power plants or toxic dumps, spraying pesticides on fields in which migrant farm workers labor, military testing and pollution near Native American reservations and exporting modern companies’ most toxic processes and products to developing nations.
How are we to fulfill God’s call to be stewards of creation in an age when we may have the capacity to alter that creation significantly? As we read in John 3:16 that God so loved the world that God gave his only son, we begin to understand the answer to that question. It is with unconditional love, the underlying concept behind the term "Environmental Justice” that we ensure justice and equality for all.
News! Environmental Justice Renewal Act introduced in the House and Senate. Click here to read more!
News! Gov. Granholm of Michigan issues an Environmental Justice Executive Directive
News! Hillary Clinton to introduce Environmental Justice Renewal Act
News! St. Bernard Parish Council calls for enforcement of federal regulations against Exxon
Topics on Environmental Justice
Environmental Health
Climate Change and Poverty
Environmental Racism
Green Rebuilding after Katrina
The Farm Bill and Farm Workers
History of the Church and Environmental Justice
Faith Based Resources
Through The Eye of a Hurricane
Environmental Racism: An Ecumenical Study Guide
Cry of Creation: A Call for Climate Justice
National Religious Partnership for the Environment
New Community Project
Unitarian Universalist Association Statement on Environmental Justice
Return to the Garden:The Disciples Guide to Organizing Community Gardens
The United Church of Christ, Toxic Waste and Race Report at Twenty 1987-2007
People of Faith Take Action
Clergy Listening Tour
What We Can Do
Learn More
Scorecard
Environmental Justice: An Interview with Dr. Robert Bullard
Principles of Environmental Justice
EnviroFacts
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry
Sierra Club
National Resources Defense Council
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