The Debate What Can Trump Do to Foster Environmental Justice?
Author
Maite Arce - Hispanic Access Foundation
Lisa Garcia - Earthjustice
Sharon Lerner - The Intercept
Vernice Miller-Travis - SKEO Solutons Inc.
Suzi Ruhl - Environmental Protection Agency
Benjamin Wilson - Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Hispanic Access Foundation
Earthjustice
The Intercept
SKEO Solutons Inc.
Environmental Protection Agency
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Current Issue
November-December 2017
Issue
6
The Debate What Can Trump Do to Foster Environmental Justice?

HEADNOTE ❧ We asked a panel of experts, and then the hurricanes hit, exposing the vulnerability of poor and minority populations in Texas, Florida, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Is there a greater role for the executive branch to play to ensure environmental equity in what has been called the civil rights issue of the 21st century?

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