Confronting disproportionate impacts and systemic racism in environmental policy
Lee, C
HERO ID
8802253
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
2021
Language
English
| HERO ID | 8802253 |
|---|---|
| In Press | No |
| Year | 2021 |
| Title | Confronting disproportionate impacts and systemic racism in environmental policy |
| Authors | Lee, C |
| Journal | Environmental Law Reporter |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Page Numbers | 10207-10225 |
| Abstract | Understanding and operationalizing the concept of disproportionate impacts are critical to the next generation of environmental justice (EJ) practice. This Article charts a pathway to better defining, articulating, and analyzing disproportionate impacts in a manner that is empirically based, analytically rigorous, and has an evidentiary link to systemic racism and the roots of the inequitable distribution of environmental burdens and benefits. It offers a framework for integrating these concepts into environmental decisionmaking, which can help overcome the current stagnation in EJ practice and address the quarter-century old conundrum created by EJ Executive Order No. 12898’s unclarity on the subject. Finally, the Article links future EJ practice to the national conversation about systemic racism, and discusses how conditions for making progress have never been better since the author began to work on an issue that did not even have a name some 40 years ago. |
| Url | https://elr.info/news-analysis/51/10207/confronting-disproportionate-impacts-and-systemic-racism-environmental-policy |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |