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Environmental Justice 101
Provided by: The Climate Reality Project |Published on: April 3, 2021
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12
Synopsis
- This article outlines the basics of environmental justice and the history of the environmental justice movement.
- It introduces readers to Doctor Robert Bullard, the "father of environmental justice."
- The article links to various external sites, so readers can deepen their understanding of environmental justice.
Subjects: Civics, History
Authors: The Climate Reality Project
Region: North America, United States
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article is very useful in introducing the concept of environmental justice.
- The language is straightforward and simple.
- The timeline from 1982-2021 clearly shows the history of environmental justice.
- The links provided offer students the chance to deepen their knowledge of the environmental justice movement.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students will need some understanding of "environmental justice."
Differentiation
- This source can be used as foundational knowledge before diving deeper into certain case studies of environmental justice like cancer rates in Cancer Alley, Louisiana, or the poisonous water in Flint, Michigan.
- Students can do further research on the different items on the timeline.
- Other resources related to these topics include this introductory video about environmental justice and this video from English politician David Lammy about the interconnectedness of racial justice and climate justice.
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About the Partner Provider
The Climate Reality Project
Climate Reality Project seeks to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society. They recruit, train, and mobilize people to become powerful activists, providing the skills, campaigns, and resources to push for aggressive climate action and high-level policies that accelerate a just transition to clean energy.
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