Environmental Practicum:
Class Readings for April 22, 2014

Environmental Justice Issues in Enforcement

1.    P. Mohai and B. Bryant, Race, Poverty and the Environment, EPA Journal 6-8 (March/April 1992).

2.    M. Lavelle and M. Coyle, Unequal Protection: The Racial Divide in Environmental Law, A Special Investigation, 15 National Law Journal S2, col. 1 (Sept. 21, 1992).

3.    Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (Feb. 11, 1994).

4.   Alexander v. Sandoval, 532 U.S. 275 (2001).

5. Rosemere Neighborhood Association v. EPA, 581 F.3d 1169 (9th Cir. 2009).

6. Settlement Agreement between the Rosemere Neighborhood Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (March 17, 2010).

 

Status of Victim in Environmental Crimes

8. A New Intersection: Environmental Crimes and Victims' Rights, J. Starr, B. Flack and A. Foley, 23 Natural Resources & Environment (Winter 2009).