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Provides resources for churches and other faith-based organizations to take action on a number of
important environmental issues.
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/NCNYEnvironmentalJustice/
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African American Environmentalist Association
Dedicated to increasing African American participation in the environmental movement, protecting
the environment, enhancing human, animal and plant ecologies and promoting the efficient use of
natural resources.
http://groups.msn.com/AAEA/
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Northwest Environmental Justice Center
NEJC works to educate, organize, and empower citizens around pressing environmental issues in our
bioregion, and beyond, that disproportionately impact the most socioeconomically disadvantaged
members of our community.
http://www.angelfire.com/mac/nejc/
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Environmental Justice Coalition
Coalition dedicated to passing an Environmental Justice Act.
http://groups.msn.com/environmentaljusticecoalition/
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Catholic Conservation Center
Features a collection of writings and documentation about ecology and environmental justice in
light of scripture and Catholic tradition.
http://conservation.catholic.org/
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Postal Junk Mail
Take advantage of a little know postal regulation to refuse junk mail to protect the environment.
http://www.888refused.com/
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U.S. EPA Environmental Justice
Working to ensure that federal agencies conduct their programs that have environmental impacts in a
manner that ensures that they do not have the effect of excluding persons or populations to
discrimination because of their race, national origin or income.
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/
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Environmental Justice Clinic - Thurgood Marshall School of Law
A public interest, environmental project lending the expertise and commitment of the civil rights
and environmental movements to disenfranchised minority and low-income communities in Texas and
neighboring states that are burdened by various environmental abuses.
http://www.tsulaw.edu/environ/enviropg.htm
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Environmental Justice - About.com
Articles, information, and links to organizations.
http://environment.about.com/cs/justice/index.htm
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Environmental Research Foundation (ERF)
New Brunswick, NJ-based organization seeking to provide understandable scientific information about
human health and the environment to the public. Research library, event calendar, and links to
related organizations provided. Also available in Spanish.
http://www.rachel.org/
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Environmental Justice and the NIMBY Principle
Report which strives to dispell the truths behind the "not in my backyard" environmental
ploys, and offers reasons why poorer communities often bear the blunt of hazardous waste disposal.
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/articles/nimby.html
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Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice
An environmental-health resource center that provides training, technical and organizing support,
and advocacy work for California communities. Projects , publications and information.
http://www.ccaej.org/
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Indigenous Environmental Network
Native peoples of the Americas organization for education, coalition building, and action.
Announcements and fact sheets on current issues.
http://www.ienearth.org/
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Communities For A Better Environment
California based environmental health and justice organization which promotes clean air and water
and advocates for toxic free communities. Provides information, resources and campaign information.
http://www.cbecal.org/
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Students for Environmental Action at Stanford
Student group fighting for environmental and social justice. Provides information on campaigns
including stopping medical waste incineration, supporting farmworkers campaigns, and forcing
Stanford's trustees to divest from socially irresponsible corporations.
http://seas.stanford.edu
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IUCN Law Programme
To assist in laying the strongest possible legal foundation for the conservation of the natural
environment, thereby underpinning and supporting efforts at both national and international levels.
http://iucn.org/themes/law/
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Environmental Justice
North Carolina State University paper analyzing the problems associated with environmental
inequities.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/agecon/PIE/ej.html
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Environmental Justice Database
Michigan State University database.
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modej/masterej.html
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Concerned Citizens of Tillery
CCT was built upon the work of previous organizations that had toiled for Civil Rights, Social, and
Environmental Justice for African-Americans in Tillery and Halifax County, North Carolina.
http://members.aol.com/tillery/
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Amazon Watch
Works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment
and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the face of large-scale industrial development. Provides
news, campaigns, resources and contacts.
http://www.amazonwatch.org/
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Working Group on Environmental Justice
A group of scholars and activists committed to doing further research and promoting effective
action to advance the cause of environmental justice.
http://ecojustice.net
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Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)
Working to protect and shape the environment of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco
Bay area through democratic participation.
http://www.apen4ej.org
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West Harlem Environmental Action
Website created to inform area residents of environmental hazards in West Harlem, New York City.
http://www.crp.cornell.edu/projects/westharlem/intro.html
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EcoTort
Activists asserting the lawful right to environment friendly employment for everyone. Presents an
argument based on UK law.
http://www.gn.apc.org/ecotort
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Earth Justice Ministries
Network of church groups, other faith communities, justice and environmental organizations, and
individuals interested in furthering the cause of social, economic, and environmental justice.
http://www.earth-justice.org
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National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (U.S.)
A federal advisory committee established to provide independent advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. EPA on matters related to environmental justice.
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/main/ej/nejac/
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Interfaith Coalition for the Environment
Information about a charitable organization of men and women from various religious and spiritual
traditions who believe that care for Creation and environmental justice are important matters
common to all people.
http://www.interfaith-coalition-for-the-environment.org
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Ma'at Youth Academy
MYA helps high school students and adults in San Francisco Bay area communities of color and
low-income areas, make their communities healthier and safer for all species.
http://www.maatyouthacademy.org
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Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)
Advocacy organization site includes training manual, issues information, press releases and
information on empowering those affected by environmental abuses to investigate, expose and combat
those problems.
http://www.ejfoundation.org
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Environmental Justice
Greenaction is a new organization created by community groups in the southwest United States and
former Greenpeace staff who have joined together in the struggle for health and environmental
justice.
http://www.greenaction.org/index.shtml
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Envirosense: Environmental Justice (EJ)
President Clinton's Executive Order on environmental justice and other information related to the
U.S. environmental justice movement and government response.
http://es.epa.gov/program/iniative/justice/justice.html
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Coalition for the Advancement of Human Rights and Environmental Justice
concerned with human rights and environmental concerns throughout the world
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/6436/
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U.S. Department of Transportation Environmental Justice Site
General information, case studies, and training resources on applicable requirements and on
addressing environmental justice in the planning process for highways and other transportation
systems.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ej2.htm
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Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
U.S. government minority health initiative. Health areas of interest include infant mortality,
HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and child and adult immunizations.
http://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/
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Sierra Club Human Rights and the Environment Campaign
Current news about environmental justice issues world-wide, and opportunities for activism.
http://www.sierraclub.org/human-rights/
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Native Americans and the Environment
Collection of internet links related to environmental justice concerns of Native Americans and
other indigenous peoples.
http://www.indians.org/library/subenv1.html
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Nindakin's Web Page
Nindakin is a group dedicated to fostering student of color leadership and empowerment around
community environmental justice issues. We originated at the University of California at Berkeley
in 1991 and are comprised of people of color active in social and environmental justice struggles.
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~cpott/Nindakin.html
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Environmental Justice and Environmental Racism Links
Annotated collection of internet links, from Meg-A-World.
http://www.hensonscales.com/erlinks.htm
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Environmental Justice Resource Center, Clark Atlanta University
Research, policy, and information clearinghouse on issues related to environmental justice, race
and the environment, civil rights, facility siting, land use planning, brownfields, transportation
equity, suburban sprawl, and Smart Growth.
http://www.ejrc.cau.edu
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Office of Minority Health Resource Center
A U.S. national resource and referral service on minority health issues. Collects and distributes
information on topics including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence, diabetes,
HIV/AIDS and infant mortality in minority populations.
http://www.omhrc.gov/
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Shell-Shocked: The environmental and social costs of living with Shell in Nigeria
from Greenpeace International.
http://www.greenpeace.org/~comms/ken/hell.html
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OneWorld Online - Human rights, Sustainable Development and the Environment
News, reports and in-depth information together with galleries, video and audio from a partnership
which now includes over 300 development agencies and NGOs.
http://www.oneworld.org/
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