1) Principles of Environmental Justice from the Proceedings to the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit held on October 24-27, 1991, in Washington DC.
2) Text of: Presidential Executive Order on Environmental Justice, 11 February 1994.
3)
People of Color Environmental Groups - 1994-95 Directory - Edited by Robert Bullard and Published with assistance from the Charles Stuart Mott Foundation.
4)Information Sources from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA's Web Sites relating to Environmental Justice and Brownfields
- EPA's Environmental Justice Home Page
- EPA's Brownfields Program
According to the EPA, brownfields are "abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.
The EPA has described its mission in reference to brownfields in these terms:
"EPA's Brownfields Initiative will empower States, communities, and other stakeholders in economic development to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields."
- Access EPA's map data on specific locations:
- Use Zip Code Search form to obtain EPA data OR the Zip Code (Non-Java) Search form.
- Direct Access to EPA's EnviroMapper
- Browse EPA Subject Indexes.
- Search EPA's EnviroFacts Warehouse
- EPA Grants Information Query form.
5) The Sierra Club's
Smart Choices or Sprawling Growth: A 50-State Survey of Development
6) Other Selected Environmental Justice Resources on the Web
