Environmental justice should be central to our work to advance climate solutions every day

The document asserts that low-income and minority communities disproportionately suffer from negative environmental impacts and that the transition to a decarbonized economy must embed environmental justice to ensure no one is left behind. It highlights the importance of centering the lived experiences of impacted residents, citing the Green Door Initiative's efforts to provide workforce training for brownfield cleanup in Detroit and the LA SAFE program's community-centered resilience work in coastal Louisiana.

• Low-income and minority communities in the United States experience disproportionate negative environmental impacts, including higher proximity to fossil fuel facilities and hazardous waste sites, as well as reduced urban tree cover.
• In Detroit, Michigan, the Green Door Initiative addresses the legacy of automotive manufacturing pollution by training local residents to clean up brownfield sites, thereby linking economic opportunity with environmental restoration.
• The Louisiana Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments (LA SAFE) program is cited as an example of effective community-centered resilience that engages coastal Louisiana residents in addressing land loss and shared community needs.
• A federal court ruling regarding a proposed gas pumping station in Union Hill, Virginia, established that environmental justice is a substantive requirement rather than a mere formality in regulatory analysis.

APA

Bresette, D. (2020). Environmental justice should be central to our work to advance climate solutions every day. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/environmental-justice-should-be-central-to-our-work-to-advance-climate-solutions-every-day

Chicago

Bresette, Daniel. Environmental justice should be central to our work to advance climate solutions every day. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2020. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/environmental-justice-should-be-central-to-our-work-to-advance-climate-solutions-every-day.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{bresette2020environmental, author = {Bresette, Daniel}, title = {{Environmental justice should be central to our work to advance climate solutions every day}}, publisher = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jan, url = {https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/environmental-justice-should-be-central-to-our-work-to-advance-climate-solutions-every-day}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }