On the coastal plain of eastern North Carolina, families in certain rural communities daily
must deal with the piercing, acrid odor of hog manure—reminiscent of rotten eggs and …

Objective Past research yields inconsistent evidence of disparities in environmental quality
by socioeconomic status (SES), race, and/or ethnicity. Since the political significance of …

This paper assesses the legacy of the Civil Rights Act over the past 50 years, reviewing its
history, scope, and impact on wage, employment, and segregation outcomes of the Act's five …

In the realm of climate policy, issues of environmental justice (EJ) are often treated as
second-order affairs compared to overarching sustainability goals. We argue that EJ is in …

Many empirical environmental justice (EJ) studies lack a systematic framework in which to
undertake research and interpret results. This paper characterizes the conventional EJ study …

In this article, I review recent research on the relationship between social inequalities and
disasters, focusing on the areas of social vulnerability to disaster and social inequalities in …

This paper examines whether state governments perform systematically less environmental
enforcement of facilities in communities with higher minority and low‐income populations …

Increases in wildfire activity in the western United States in recent years have led to
significant property loss in wildland-urban interface areas, raising difficult questions for …

Research examining racial/ethnic disparities in pollution exposure often relies on cross-
sectional data. These analyses are largely insensitive to exposure trends and rarely account …

The drilling phase of oil and natural gas development is a growing area of environmental
justice (EJ) research, particularly in the United States. Its emergence complements the …