Environmental Justice (ELI Summer School, 2024)

Environmental Justice

Although no federal environmental justice laws have been enacted in the United States, federal agencies have made staunch efforts to adopt environmental justice into policies and practices. The Biden Administration has implemented several environmental justice initiatives, including the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council, the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, the Justice40 Initiative, the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, and more.

This session of Summer School will explore the foundations of environmental justice as well as recent federal developments, current opportunities for environmental and climate justice policies, and obstacles facing environmental justice. Faculty will discuss:

the history of environmental justice;
the Biden Administration’s environmental justice initiatives;
how state, tribal, and local governments are addressing environmental justice; and
methods for engaging multiple stakeholders in environmental justice conversations and processes.

Panelists:
Mark Sabath, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, Moderator
Sara Colangelo, Associate Professor of Law & Director, Environmental Law & Justice Clinic, Georgetown University Law Center
Roy Prather, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond PC