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Symposium on environmental justice: The merging of civil rights and environmental activism

Author
various authors
Journal/Series
St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary | Vol. 9(2); 437 - 857; 421 p.
Date
1994
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-055503)
Publisher | Place of publication
St. John's University School of Law | Jamaica, NY, USA
Conference name | place | date
Jamaica, NY | 19940408
Language
English
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Human rights Equity Court/tribunal
Abstract

Contents: 1. The legacy of American apartheid and environmental racism 2. Environmental justice or political opportunism? 3. Distribution in environmental justice: Is there a middle ground? 4. Environmental justice, structural economic theory, and community economic empowerment 5. Fairness for sale in the marketplace 6. Introductory remarks for the second panel: Industry and social responsibility 7. A personal story 8. Quality of life: Justice equates fairness 9. Equal enforcement for all 10. The media 's perspective 11. The industrial perspective on class action suits 12. Introduction of keynote speaker 13. Keynote address: Changing the way government views environmental justice 14. Introductory remarks for the third panel: Cognizable causes of action and the need for new legislation 15. The role of existing environmental legislation in the environmental justice movement 16. An environmental justice perspective on superfund reauthorization 17. A New Yorker 's take 18. Introductory remarks for the fourth panel: Remedies in cases of environmental injustice 19. A personal commitment to environmental justice 20. A sovereignty of convenience: Native American sovereignty and the United States government 's plan for radioactive waste on Indian land 21. Recent judicial developments on environmental justice 22. An examination of the Superfund Reform Act of 1994 23. Remedying the unequal enforcement of environmental lawss 24. Environmental racism: A skeptic ' s view 25. Environmental protection in Indian country: Equity or self-determination? 26. The courts in the political process: Judicial activism or timid local government?