eco-justice
Environmental equity movement
Eco-justice is a framework linking environmental protection with social justice, recognizing that pollution, climate change, and ecological degradation disproportionately harm marginalized communities.
The term emerged from religious and activist contexts, arguing that caring for the earth and caring for the poor are inseparable concerns: The congregation's eco-justice committee organized against the proposed landfill in the low-income neighborhood.
Total greenhouse gases produced
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
extreme weather · flooding · heat islands · drought · sea level rise · food security · green jobs · sustainability
Common people as political base
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
movement · coalition · resistance · solidarity · direct action · community-led · empowerment · campaigns
Groups lacking social power
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- systemic inequalityEmbedded societal unfairness
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- displacementRemoval from usual location
gentrification · redlining · BIPOC · Global South · exploitation · colonialism · land rights · dispossession
Disproportionate pollution burden on minorities
- toxic dumpingIllegal hazardous waste disposal
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- hazardous wasteDangerous discards threatening health
- clean airUncontaminated breathable gas
lead poisoning · chemical exposure · brownfields · environmental health · air quality · groundwater · incinerators · landfills
Official rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- EPAFederal environmental regulator
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- zoningSectioning areas by use
permitting · impact assessment · accountability · compliance · reparations · remediation · mitigation · decision-making
carbon footprint
Total greenhouse gases produced
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
vulnerability · extreme weather · flooding · heat islands · drought · sea level rise · food security · green jobs · sustainability · intergenerational
grassroots
Common people as political base
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
mobilization · movement · coalition · resistance · solidarity · direct action · community-led · empowerment · campaigns · rallies
marginalized communities
Groups lacking social power
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- systemic inequalityEmbedded societal unfairness
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
displacement · gentrification · redlining · BIPOC · Global South · exploitation · colonialism · land rights · dispossession · climate refugees
environmental racism
Disproportionate pollution burden on minorities
- toxic dumpingIllegal hazardous waste disposal
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- hazardous wasteDangerous discards threatening health
clean air · lead poisoning · chemical exposure · brownfields · environmental health · air quality · groundwater · incinerators · landfills · petrochemical
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- EPAFederal environmental regulator
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
zoning · permitting · impact assessment · accountability · compliance · reparations · remediation · mitigation · decision-making · representation
eco-justiceecocide
Deliberate devastation of nature
environmental degradation · resource extraction · anthropocentrism · speciesism · throwaway culture
eco-justiceenvironmental racism
Disproportionate pollution burden on minorities