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Lemons into lemonade

Autor
Hill B.
Título de serie
The Environmental Forum | Vol. 19(3); 32 - 46; 15 p.
Fecha
2002
Fuente
IUCN (ID: ANA-068521)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
Environmental Law Institute | Washington, DC, USA
Tipo de documento
Artículo en publicación
Idioma
Inglés
País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Acceso-a-la-justicia Solución de controversias Corte/tribunal
Resumen

Environmental justice advocates have become disheartened by court decisions limiting the use of civil rights law to combat the siting of facilities in minority and/or low-income communities already inundated with pollution - generating facilities. Fortunately, environmental laws themselves provide effective avenues to address these disparate impacts, especially when combined with alternative dispute resolution