The Beacon
The Beacon is an environmental justice-focused blog discussing current developments in the law, proposals to achieve more just actions to those disproportionately affected by environmental impacts, and those leading the movements to trailblaze an environmentally just future.
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Green Gentrification: Rochester’s Inner Loop By Katherine Scott Community development is an essential part of creating a more sustainable society. The way that most cities currently operate is not efficient…
image used with public share permission from: ProtectThackerPass.org/resources While We’re Here: Acknowledging Harm in Federal Green Initiatives By Ariana Richmond On day one in office, the new administration canceled climate…
We Paved Paradise to Put Up with Parking Lots Angie Kaufman At first glance, the American parking lot may seem, well, boring; perhaps it’s helpful and convenient at best, benign…
New Jersey’s EJ Law Is Passed, and It Still Might Not Be Enough by Isabella Marie Nangano In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature enacted the Environmental Justice Law,…
Bridging the Gap: Ensuring a Just Transition for Rural Communities in the Clean Energy Revolution by Olivia Moulton As we begin transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy, we must…
CAFOs: Harming People Now, Later, and Forever by Aika Mitchell As early as 1997, the National Bar Association had understood CAFOs to be an environmental justice issue. CAFOs directly…
Hurricane Helene and Appalachia: The Climate Disaster Built on Environmental Injustice by Savannah Collins Hurricane Helene On September 26th and 27th of 2024, Hurricane Helene barreled through the Appalachian Mountains.…
The desire for growing power without regard for its neighbors is poisoning Houston citizens. A lack of zoning practices allows industrial facilities to live next door to playgrounds and schools.
Alaska has many communities that are vulnerable to changes in the climate, but no environmental justice legislation. Advocates for environmental justice need access to better data to demonstrate the need…
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