ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SITES WE LIKE

For more information on envinronmental justice, here are some great resources.

EJnet.org: Web Resources for Environmental Justice Activists.

Wikipedia on Environmental Justice: A definition of, history, and further resources on environmental justice.

Greenaction: An organization that "mobilizes community power to win victories that change government and corporate policies and practices to protect health and to promote environmental justice."

Scorecard - The Pollution Information Site: The "web's most popular resource for information about pollution problems and toxic chemicals. Find out about the pollution problems in your community and learn who is responsible. See which geographic areas and companies have the worst pollution records. Identify which racial/ethnic and income groups bear more than their share of environmental burdens. Then take action as an informed citizen - you can fax a polluting company, contact your elected representatives, or get involved in your community."

The Sierra Club on Environmental Justice: As America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, The Sierra Club "works together to protect our communities and the planet."

Community Coalition for Environmental Justice: A group that works to "achieve environmental and economic justice in low-income communities and communities of color. We believe that everyone, regardless of race or income, has the right to a clean and healthy community."

Literacy for Environmental Justice: An "urban environmental education and youth empowerment organization created specifically to address the unique ecological and social concerns of Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco."

Grist: A campaign favorite, this source of "gloom and doom" environmental journalism has a great sense of humor.

USPIRG: The federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) "takes on powerful interests on behalf of the American public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being." They do great environmental policy work.