United States: Tribal Environmental Justice: Vulnerability, Trusteeship, And Equity Under NEPA

United States: Tribal Environmental Justice: Vulnerability, Trusteeship, And Equity Under NEPA   Barbara Harper, and Stuart Harris, 2011   The goal of environmental justice (EJ) is for all peoples to achieve the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards. This suggests that impacts should be evaluated from the perspective of the affected community because only the community truly knows what is at risk from adverse impacts. If the EJ assessment is based solely on...

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