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Know Justice for Peace:
Environmental Justice
Berneta HaynesAssociate Attorney
Southern Environmental Law Center
Basic Structure of Law
Statutes Regulations Executive Orders
Example: Civil Rights
Act
Example:National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Example: Executive Order 12898
Statutes Relevant to Environmental Justice
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
• The Sunshine Act
Public Administrati
on Laws
• The Civil Rights Act (Title VI)
Civil Rights Laws
• NEPA• CAA• CWA
Environmental Laws
What’s the Purpose of Environmental Statutes and Regulations?
Steam and smoke rise from the cooling towers and chimneys of a power plant in coal-heavy West Virginia, US. Photograph: Robb Kendrick/NG/Corbis
Environmental laws focus on our actions toward the environment and address pollution and public
health concerns.
Important Environmental Statutes:
National Environmen
tal Policy Act (NEPA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Clean Water Act
(CWA)
A Myriad of Issues, A Myriad of Laws: Pinpointing an Issue that Interests You
and Sticking With It
Image Courtesy of GlobalEnvironments.Org
Solar Energy and Environmental Justice
Image Courtesy of ZME Science
Polluting Sources of Electricity What is Solar Energy?
Connecting Environmental Justice and Solar Energy
Diverse Coalition of PartnersPredominately Low-Income and African-American CommunityPowering HomesJob Training and Job Creation
Case Study: Shiloh Temple International Ministries Community
Solar Garden
Discussion and Activity
What local environmental issue (past or present) has affected you or your community?
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