Environmental Justice 101
New to environmental justice law and policy?
Find an introduction to the history, principles, and terms, as well as information on what is happening at the federal level.
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Environmental Justice State by State
A law library for community advocates, attorneys, scholars, and policymakers.
Find EJ Laws and Policies
Search a database of laws, policies, mapping tools, and definitions across the fifty states and territories.
Examine EJ State by State
Read about how each state or territory is addressing environmental justice .
Understand Current Issues
Learn about cross-cutting and emerging issues in environmental justice law and policy.
Grassroots advocates and policymakers around the country are engaged in groundbreaking work to address the legacy injustices of environmental racism.
Environmental Justice State by State aims to amplify these efforts and support the advancement of environmental justice law and policy by providing access to information and highlighting emerging issues and strategies.
About the Project
Environmental Justice State by State is a law library of environmental justice laws, policies, mapping tools, and definitions across the fifty states and territories designed for community advocates, attorneys, scholars, and policymakers to use in the adoption and advancement of environmental justice law and policy.
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A collaboration of:
- American University
- Environmental Justice Clinic at Vermont Law & Graduate School
- Lone Star Legal Aid
- Taproot Earth
- Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School
- UC College of the Law, San Francisco
- University of Texas School of Law, Austin Environmental Clinic
Funded by:
- GRACE Communications Foundation
- Cancer Free Economy Network
Environmental Justice State by State tracks state-level legislation, regulations, and policies that explicitly seek to protect underserved and overburdened communities in a state’s public participation, permitting, enforcement, land use, or funding decisions. However, the site recognizes that these protections in any given state may or may not be labelled as “environmental justice.” The site additionally recognizes that other laws, regulations, and policies outside of this scope may directly or indirectly benefit these communities, such as legislation related to climate change resiliency.
