In the summer of 2023, Initiatives intern Skye Bluestein conducted important research with the BEI on the intersection of environmental justice (EJ), policy, and business. The resulting paper posted ...
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: 30 YEARS OF FEDERAL FOCUS examines the state of environmental justice movement in the 30 years since former President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 12898, making the issue ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. In the evolving landscape of environmental awareness, the ...
The environmental justice movement emerged in the 1970s, led primarily by communities of color who challenged the disproportionate placement of hazardous infrastructure in their neighborhoods. Facing ...
Learn about our agency’s commitment to environmental justice and how we are implementing the newly passed HEAL (Healthy Environment for All) Act. Environmental justice is the fair treatment and ...
When you first learned about the climate crisis, what did you hear? In my high school environmental science class, we talked extensively about the possible extinction of polar bears due to sea level ...
Brandon Johnson swears in as Chicago's 57th mayor in Chicago, Illinois, on May 15, 2023. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a ...
The HEAL Act requires DOH and other covered agencies to do environmental justice assessments when considering significant agency actions. Significant agency actions can cause environmental harms or ...
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