With the passage of Resolution 514 and the creation of the Environmental Justice Task Force, the ABA is poised to take this work to the next level, but only with your help.
Human rights-based climate litigation acknowledges that states are responsible for the consequent impacts of extreme weather events, which amplify socioeconomic inequalities.
The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe’s recent settlement is a model to fight corporate greenwashing and an example that will legitimize future rights-of-nature claims.
Difficulty obtaining information from the government is an environmental justice issue with a profound impact on citizens’ ability to effectively advocate for themselves.
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the health inequalities that disproportionately affect socially disadvantaged groups, including low-income and BIPOC communities.
A case study of substandard housing, redlining, and building an entire neighborhood without a geotechnical study uncovered discrimination of Black families.
One Water—a concept introduced by the US Water Alliance—breaks down traditional water silos and manages all water in an integrated, inclusive, and holistic manner.
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change marked a significant convergence of law and climate action.
Every year, millions of people are displaced due to climate disasters. McKanders considers what can be done to protect those who become refugees as a result.
Privatization of the energy sector and for-profit energy conglomerates in Puerto Rico endanger residents’ right of access to electric service, life, and well-being.
"The U.S. Supreme Court may soon consider a case addressing whether an Indigenous
sacred site of religious and ecological significance is entitled to protection."…
As climate disasters increase in frequency and severity due to climate change and global warming, minority, low-income, and disabled populations suffer disproportionate harm.
The lack of safe modes of transportation in and out of remote King Cove, Alaska, is a danger to public health, an environmental injustice, and a matter of human rights.
The fire that decimated Lahaina in August 2023 has forced islanders to reckon with ramifications of plantation capitalism, which has been exacerbated by the global climate crisis.
While there are outliers in some global and a few U.S. subnational arenas, courts generally remain reluctant about recognizing a human right to a healthy climate.
Hydrogen hubs are networks designed to streamline hydrogen production, storage, and distribution, making it easier to integrate clean hydrogen into our daily lives.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a legislative investment in clean energy, addressing climate change and offering incentives for the benefits to be shared equitably.
Depending on the results of the upcoming presidential election, the Biden administration's work to prioritize environmental and climate justice could be undone.
The United States' history of redlining is a form of environmental racism that has hindered and continues to frustratethis country’s promise-keeping abilities.
Today’s petrochemical plants are seeded in the exact same plots as plantations that enslaved millions of Africans in the Southeast, continuing the travesty of poverty
and pollution that has touched…
Dr. Robert D. Bullard and Dr. Beverly L. Wright have transformed the landscape of environmental activism by making profound impacts on communities of color and inspiring future generations to continu…