As discussed in the legal history of environmental justice in North Carolina, successful legal challenges to environmental justice issues often prove difficult. However, some advances have been made when utilizing the standard of “disparate impact” under the Fair Housing Act. “Disparate impact” is a term used to describe the disproportionately negative effect a particular policy …
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Equity in Disaster Recovery: Environmental Justice and Disparate Impact Analysis
A Brief Legal History of the Environmental Justice Movement in North Carolina
The EPA recognizes that “Environmental justice means the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of income, race, color, national origin, Tribal affiliation, or disability, in agency decision-making and other Federal activities that affect human health and the environment.”[1] Environmental Racism is the manifestation of structural and systemic racism in the physical world …
2013 State of Exclusion Executive Summary
2013 The State of Exclusion An Empirical Analysis of the Legacy of Segregated Communities in North Carolina
2013 The State of Exclusion An Empirical Analysis of the Legacy of Segregated Communities in North Carolina