Research Guides: Digital Diversity Display: Environmental Justice

Environmental justice means that no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens and less environmental benefits than any other. -- Majora Carter

Select resources at Rod Library

All Our Relations by Winona LaDuke
ISBN: 1608466612
Publication Date: 2017-01-15
In-depth account of Native struggles against environmental and cultural degradation. Features chapters on the Seminoles, the Anishinaabeg, the Innu, the Northern Cheyenne, and the Mohawks, among others. Filled with inspiring testimonies of struggles for survival, each page of this volume speaks forcefully for self-determination and community.
The Brown Agenda by Richard Fuller; Damon DiMarco; Bryan Walsh (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1595808205
Publication Date: 2015
Pollution is now the world's most prevalent health risk. This book suggests specific ways people everywhere can help combat pollution all over the world.
Carbon Criminals, Climate Crimes by Ronald C. Kramer; Rob White (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1978807643
Publication Date: 2020-04-17
Carbon Criminals, Climate Crimes analyzes the looming threats posed by climate change from a criminological perspective.
Climate Justice in a non-ideal world by Jennifer Clare Heyward 1975- editor.; Dominic Roser 1976- editor..
ISBN: 0192513842
Publication Date: 2016
Climate change is a pressing international political issue, for which a practical but principled solution is urgently required. This title makes normative theorising on climate justice more relevant and applicable to political realities and public policy.
Enacting environmental justice through global citizenship by edited by Maciej Nyka and Emma Schneider.
ISBN: 1848883420
Publication Date: 2019
Interdisciplinary research based on the premise that we live an unsustainable global lifestyle. Finding ways to better inhabit our world is a challenge not only for scientists but also for civil society.
Environmental justice : a reference handbook by David E. Newton
Call Number: Online resource
ISBN: 9798400646911
Publication Date: 2009
This 2nd edition presents a contemporary look at the convergence of the environmental movement and civil rights activism.
Environmental Racism in the United States and Canada: Seeking Justice and Sustainability by Bruce E. Johansen
ISBN: 9781440864032
Publication Date: 2020-04-14
From the 19th-century extermination of the buffalo in the American West to Alaska's Project Chariot (a Cold War initiative that planned to use atomic bombs to blast out a harbor on Eskimo land) to the struggle for recovery and justice in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017, this book provides readers with an enhanced understanding of how poor and minority people are affected by natural and manmade environmental crises.
Fairness and Justice in Natural Resource Politics by Melanie Pichler (Editor); Cornelia Staritz (Editor); Karin Küblböck (Editor); Christina Plank (Editor); Werner Raza (Editor); Fernando Ruiz Peyré (Editor)
ISBN: 1317269888
Publication Date: 2016-08-05
As demand for natural resources increases due to the rise in world population and living standards, conflicts over their access and control are becoming more prevalent. This book critically assesses different approaches to and conceptualizations of resource fairness and justice and applies them to the analysis of resource conflicts.
Global Warming and the Sweetness of Life by Matt Hern; Am Johal; Joe Sacco (Contribution by); Louis Helbig (Contribution by)
ISBN: 0262345463
Publication Date: 2019-03-29
Combining travelogue, sophisticated political analysis, and ecological theory, the authors propose a new understanding of ecology that links the domination of the other-than-human world to the domination of humans by humans. They argue that any definition of ecology has to start with decolonization and that confronting global warming requires a politics that speaks to a different way of being in the world--a reconstituted understanding of the sweetness of life.
Inequality, Democracy, and the Environment by Downey, Liam author.
ISBN: 1479885975
Publication Date: 2015
Liam Downey focuses on four topics—globalization, agriculture, mining, and U.S. energy and military policy—to show how organizational and institutional inequality and elite-controlled organizational networks produce environmental degradation and social harm.
Kivalina by Christine Shearer
ISBN: 9781608461288
Publication Date: 2011-07-26
For the people of Kivalina, Alaska, the price of further climate change denial could be the complete devastation of their lives and culture. Their village must be relocated to survive, and neither the fossil fuel giants nor the U.S. government are willing to take full responsibility.
A Line in the Tar Sands by Toban Black (Editor); Stephen D'Arcy (Editor); Tony Weis (Editor); Joshua Kahn Russell (Editor); Naomi Klein (Foreword by); Bill McKibben (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1629630772
Publication Date: 2014-08-01
The fight over the tar sands in North America is among the most epic environmental and social justice battles of our time, and it is one of the first that has managed to quite explicitly marry concern for frontline communities and immediate local hazards with fear for the future of the entire planet. Including leading voices involved in the struggle against the tar sands, A Line In The Tar Sands offers a critical analysis of the impact of the tar sands and the challenges opponents face in their efforts to organise effective resistance.
Manual on Human Rights and the Environment (2012) by Council of Europe
ISBN: 9287175403
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Human rights and the environment have become increasingly interconnected. This updated manual seeks to contribute to a better understanding of this relationship by taking into account the new pertinent case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
Mountains of Injustice by Michele Morrone (Editor); Geoffrey L. Buckley (Editor); Donald Edward Davis (Foreword by)
ISBN: 082144428X
Publication Date: 2011-12-01
Research in environmental justice reveals that low-income and minority neighborhoods in our nation's cities are often the preferred sites for landfills, power plants, and polluting factories. Through compelling stories and interviews with people who are fighting for environmental justice, Mountains of Injustice contributes to the ongoing debate over how to equitably distribute the long-term environmental costs and consequences of economic development.
A people's green new deal by Max Ajl
ISBN: 9781786807069
Publication Date: 2021
Provides an overview of the various mainstream Green New Deals and critically examines their ideological underpinnings and limitations. Presents a radical alternative: a 'People's Green New Deal' committed to decommodification, working-class power, anti-imperialism and agro-ecology.
The Political Economy of Environmental Justice by Spencer Banzhaf (Editor)
ISBN: 0804782695
Publication Date: 2012-07-01
This is the first book-length examination of environmental justice from the perspective of economics. A cast of top contributors evaluates why underprivileged citizens are overexposed to toxic environments--exploring related implications for policy remedies.
Radiation Nation by Natasha Zaretsky
ISBN: 0231542488
Publication Date: 2018-07-09
On March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear reactor accident in U.S. history occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant. In this innovative study, Natasha Zaretsky uses the near-meltdown to shed new light on the era's political realignments. Radiation Nation uncovers the surprising bodily and ecological dimensions of post-Vietnam conservatism.
Rethinking sustainable development in terms of justice : issues of theory, law and governance by Beatriz Felipe Pérez editor.; Daniel Iglesias Márquez editor.; Lorena Martínez Hernández editor.
ISBN: 1527527395
Publication Date: 2018
Rethinking sustainable development in terms of justice : issues of theory, law and governance
Sport Stadiums and Environmental Justice by Timothy Kellison (Editor)
Call Number: Online resource
ISBN: 1003262635
Publication Date: 2023
This book explores the local environmental impact of sports stadiums, and how that impact can disproportionately affect communities of color.
Towards continental environmental policy? : North American transnational networks and governance by Owen Temby 1979- editor.
ISBN: 1438467591
Publication Date: 2017
A collection of essays by leading scholars on North American environmental policy.
What the Eyes Don't See by Mona Hanna-Attisha
ISBN: 9780399590856
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power.

Recommended Databases

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GALE IN CONTEXT: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new window
"Focuses on the study of sustainability and the environment. Topics include ecosystems, global warming, food safety, and introductions to environmental disasters."
GALE ONEFILE, Diversity Studies This link opens in a new window
"Collection of journals that explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community."
GALE ONEFILE, Environmental Studies and Policy This link opens in a new window
"Addresses environmental concerns and research with coverage from more than 300 journals and book reference content."
GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
GreenFILE offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Multidisciplinary by nature, GreenFILE draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 612,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 9,100 records.
Science Online This link opens in a new window
"Science has been at the center of important scientific discovery since its founding in 1880—with seed money from Thomas Edison. Today, Science continues to publish the very best in research across the sciences, with articles that consistently rank among the most cited in the world....the Science family of publications has grown to include online journals Science Translational Medicine, Science Signaling, Science Immunology, Science Robotics and the open access journal Science Advances."

Recommended subject headings to begin your search:

Children -- Health and hygiene -- Environmental aspects
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Films
Environmental Justice
Environmental Law
Environmental Policy
Environmental Stewardship
Environmentalism -- Political Aspects
Global Environmental Change
Green Movement
Green New Deal
Hazardous Substances
Hazardous Waste Sites
Pollution -- Government Policy
Sustainable Development
United States -- Environmental Conditions

Select Journal Articles

Climate justice and the built environment
Buildings & cities, 2020, Vol.1 (1), p.412-428
Greening the Ghetto
Majora Carter. "Greening the Ghetto." Anglican Theological Review 91.4 (2009): 601. Web.
The green new deal: social work's role in environmental justice policy
Rao, Smitha ; Teixeira, Samantha
Integrating environmental justice into applied ecology research: Somebody else’s problem?
Bowser, Gillian

News Databases

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GALE ACADEMIC ONEFILE This link opens in a new window
Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from many leading journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
GALE PRIMARY SOURCES, The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2014 This link opens in a new window
"It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788."
New York Times: ProQuest Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new window
This version of The New York Times includes full-text and full-image articles since its beginning year. Digital reproductions of every page and every article from every issue are available in downloadable PDF files. In addition to news stories, the database includes editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, photos, and advertisements. It is possible to display the complete image of any page in any issue or even browse individual issues page by page.

Recent News Articles

Environmental issues reveal social injustices.
Tompkins, Sophia. "Environmental issues reveal social injustices." UWIRE Text, 28 Jan. 2022, p. 1. Gale Academic OneFile
We Need a New Green Deal
Elliott, Rebecca.
New York Times (1923-); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]. 01 Sep 2017: A23.
Justice Dept. Tries to Shift Environmental Justice Efforts From Symbolic to Substantive
New York Times (Online), 2022-05-12

UNI ScholarWorks

Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture Series in ScholarWorks
Revisit the Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture Series through recordings archived on the UNI ScholarWorks website. Speakers include Erin Brockovich, Katharine Hayhoe, Bob Inglis, Elizabeth Kolbert and David Archambault II among others.

Other internet resources

Earth Day website
Earth Day events, ideas, and information.
EPA : Environmental Justice website
Environmental Justice at the EPA.
Environmental Justice Atlas
Documents and catalogs social conflict around environmental issues.
Environmental Justice Mapping Tool
The Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (CEED) is located in Minneapolis, MN.
Sierra Club Archives
Sierra Club's official national archive.

Rod Library has DVD players available for use in the library and also for checkout.

A Fierce Green Fire : the battle for a living planet by Mark Kitchell
Call Number: GE197 .F53 2012 DVD
Publication Date: 2012
Stories of the environmental movement where people fought, and succeeded, against enormous odds.
Maquilapolis - City of Factories by Vicky Funari
Call Number: HD6101.Z6 T55 2006 DVD
Publication Date: 2006
Explores the environmental devastation and urban chaos of Tijuana's maquiladoras, the multinationally owned factories that came to Mexico for cheap labor.
Vocabulary of Change : Angela Davis, Tim Wise in Conversation by Mohammed Soriano-Bilal
Call Number: HM831 .V63 2012 DVD
Publication Date: 2012
Angela Davis and Tim Wise, two of this country's leading racial and social justice scholar-activists join moderator Rose Aguilar on stage for a conversation on the state of contemporary global politics.