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Diversity and Inclusion Center for Diversity and Inclusion

Environmental Justice Self-Study Guide

Click on the links below to explore core concepts of the environmental justice movement.

Topics include the history of environmental justice, race- and class-based disparities in exposure to environmental hazards, and the current state of the environmental justice movement.

Video

  • Climate and Gentrification
  • Four Indigenous Communities, One Goal: Environmental Justice
  • Atomic Homefront
  • Popaganda: Environmental Justice

News Publications

  • Environmentalism’s Racist History
  • Environmental Inequalities
  • The State of Diversity in Environmental Organizations
  • Why are our Parks so White?
  • How The Environmental Movement Can Recover Its Soul

Resources

  • Race is the single biggest indicator of whether you live near hazardous waste (The study)
  • The United Church of Christ’s National Report on the Racial and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Communities with Hazardous Waste Sites
  • Principles of Environmental Justice and EJNet
  • Think People of Color Don’t Care about the Environment? Think Again
  • Report expounds on old problem: lack of diversity in green groups
  • The Garden: a gripping documentary on the South Central Farmers of LA and the intersection of land ownership, race, and politics

Academic Journals and Books

LaDuke, W. (2015). All Our Relations: Native struggles for land and life. Boston, South End Press.

Alkon, A. H., & Agyeman, J. (2011). Cultivating food justice: Race, class, and sustainability. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.

Bullard, R. D. (1994). Dumping in Dixie: Race, class, and environmental quality. Boulder: Westview Press.

Hurley, A. (1997). Fiasco at Wagner Electric: Environmental Justice and Urban Geography in St. Louis. Environmental History,2(4), 460-481. Retrieved from here.

Agyeman, J. (2012). Sustainable Communities and the Challenge of Environmental Justice. New York, NY: New York University Press.

Bullard, R. D., & Wright, B. (2012). The Wrong Complexion for Protection: How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities. New York: New York University Press.

University Courses

For a list of courses related to environmental justice that is periodically updated, please visit this website.

Get Involved with Environmental Justice

WashU’s Environmental Justice Initiative

Dutchtown South Community Corporation (DSCC): So Fresh So Clean So Creative

The Rooted in the Community National Network

Just Moms STL (West Lake Landfill activism)

Outdoor Afro

Missouri Coalition for the Environment

Fit and Food Connection

St. Louis MetroMarket

North City Food Hub

STL Green Teen Alliance

CAASTLC Seeds of Hope Farm

US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice

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