1. Know Justice for
Peace: Environmental
Justice
Berneta Haynes
Associate Attorney
Southern Environmental Law Center
2. Basic Structure of Law
Statutes Regulations Executive Orders
Example: Civil
Rights Act
Example:
National
Ambient Air
Quality
Standards
(NAAQS)
Example:
Executive
Order
12898
3. Statutes Relevant to Environmental Justice
•Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
•The Sunshine Act
Public
Administration
Laws
•The Civil Rights Act (Title VI)
Civil Rights
Laws
•NEPA
•CAA
•CWA
Environmental
Laws
4. What’s the Purpose of Environmental Statutes and Regulations?
Steam and smoke rise from the cooling towers and chimneys of a power plant in coal-heavy West Virginia, US. Photograph: Robb Kendrick/NG/Corbis
Environmental laws focus on our actions toward the
environment and address pollution and public health
concerns.
Important
Environmental
Statutes:
National
Environmental
Policy Act
(NEPA)
Clean Air Act
(CAA)
Clean Water
Act (CWA)
5. A Myriad of Issues, A Myriad of Laws:
Pinpointing an Issue that Interests You and
Sticking With It
Image Courtesy of GlobalEnvironments.Org
6. Solar Energy and Environmental Justice
Image Courtesy of ZME Science
Polluting Sources of Electricity What is Solar Energy?
Connecting Environmental Justice and Solar Energy
7. Diverse Coalition of Partners
Predominately Low-Income and African-American Community
Powering Homes
Job Training and Job Creation
Case Study: Shiloh Temple International
Ministries Community Solar Garden
