Environmental justice refers to the effort to ensure that low-income or minority communities aren’t disproportionately harmed by pollution and other environmental threats. There’s a long history of undesirable facilities (think landfills, trash incinerators, or coal plants) being built where people have the least power—all too often communities that are low-income or largely minority.
Clean water, clean air, and a safe environment are rights we all share.
Here are just a few of the ways CBF is working to ensure that everyone has equal access to clean water, clean air, and a safe environment.
Around the Watershed
-
Environmental Justice Projects Take Hold
With CBF's help, residents in low-income sections of three southcentral Pennsylvania cities continued to make the most of opportunities to improve local water quality, reduce flooding, and beautify their neighborhoods.
-
Washington D.C.'s "Long Term Control Plan" for Polluted Runoff and Sanitary Sewage
Washington, D.C.'s "Long Term Control Plan" modification proposal would increase green infrastructure.
Blog
-
Environmental Justice Court Win Comes at Pivotal Time in Virginia
January 15, 2020
A major court win last week for the people of Union Hill could help move the needle in the right direction for Virginia to meaningfully apply environmental justice.
-
Defending Clean Air and Water for Union Hill
November 6, 2019
Last week, CBF challenged a key permit for a proposed natural gas-burning compressor station in court, defending the right of people in the historic African-American community of Union Hill to continue to breathe clean air.
-
Watershed Watchdogs
October 29, 2019
CBF's Litigation Department may not be the largest division within the organization, but it has earned a nationwide reputation for taking on the intractable issues which impede the effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and ensure a pollution-free environment for every community in the watershed.
| Items 1 - 3 of 5 | 1 | 2 | Next |
Podcast
-
Environmental Justice
10 May 2017 Episode 55 | 00:25.50In this episode, CBF President Will Baker and Litigation Fellow Alayna Chuney discuss the importance of a healthy environment for all.
