CTSJ 201 Environmental Injustice: Race, Poverty, and The Law
Environmental Justice means ensuring equal access to environmental benefits and preventing the disproportionate impacts of environmental harm for all communities—regardless of gender, class, race, ethnicity or other social positions. This introductory course examines legal theories, and key US case studies of environmental justice, with an emphasis on the ways race, class, and gender have shaped environmental battles still being fought today. Students will also learn about traditional and emerging justice topics, and innovative methods lawyers are using to address systemic environmental inequalities.