This article begins with a review and synthesis of some of the key theories, scholars, case
examples, debates, methods, and (multiple) interpretations of environmental justice (EJ), as …

The article reviews two decades of scholars' claims that exposures to pollution and other
environmental risks are unequally distributed by race and class, examines case studies of …

From St. Louis to New Orleans, from Baltimore to Oklahoma City, there are poor and minority
neighborhoods so beset by pollution that just living in them can be hazardous to your health …

Environmental justice has increasingly become part of the language of environmental
activism, political debate, academic research and policy making around the world. It raises …

A critical look at the movement for environmental justice When Bill Clinton signed an
Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental …

This article uses social movement theory to analyze environmental justice rhetoric. It argues
that the environmental justice frame is a master frame that uses discourses about injustice …

The environmental justice movement has come a long way since its humble beginning in
Warren County, North Carolina, where a PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) landfill ignited …

The environmental justice movement asserts that low-incom minority neighborhoods are
exposed to greater risks from en mental hazards than other neighborhoods because of …

The authors address two research questions:(1) Are populations with lower socioeconomic
status, compared with people of higher socioeconomic status, more likely to be exposed to …

National-level studies examining racial disparities around hazardous waste treatment,
storage, and disposal facilities have been very influential in defining the academic and …