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Environmental Justice

Environmental justice focuses on the distribution of environmental burdens and benefits across communities.
This law topic explores issues such as public health and environmental burdens that may impact permitting, enforcement priorities, community engagement, and agency decision-making. Fellows also examine the legal tools used to integrate justice into environmental governance.
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THE TIME IS OVERDUE TO INTENTIONALLY ALIGN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY
by Alexandra Dapolito Dunn
Good to the Last Drop?
by JB Ruhl
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Environmental Justice in New Jersey: Another Hurdle for an Applicant to Jump and an Opportunity for Enhanced Public Participation
by Edward A. Hogan
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Allison D. Wood
McGuireWoods LLP
Clifford Villa
University of New Mexico School of Law
Philip E. Karmel
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
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Alexandra Dapolito Dunn
CropLife America
James May
Washburn
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