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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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An interview with Arielle V. King (VLS '21) and founder of Intersectional Environmentalism, on her career in environmental justice.

Kendall talks about what brought her to law school and the influential women pushing her to achieve her dreams to work for environmental justice advocacy.
Unweighted Cost-Benefit Analysis Under Arbitrariness

by Jerry Thomas            In a stark contrast to the decision in St. Francis Prayer Ctr. v. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (hereafter, Select Steel), the Fourth Circuit in Friends of…

Environmental Justice is the latest civil rights movement in the United States. Can someone say, "Finally!" But what is environmental justice? Environmental justice is the fight for equal environmental protection…
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