1979, Dr. Robert Bullard came home to find out that his wife, an attorney, was suing the state based on moral principle, due to the fact that a landfill was strategically constructed in Black ...
During Wake Forest’s annual Mellon Environmental Justice Lecture on Feb. 5, a former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that “optimism” has fueled his accomplished ...
Threats to health are in our air, water and soil. Environmental epidemiologists like Francine Laden are researchers who try to connect the dots between our environment and our health, and their work ...
Erin Brockovich, environmental activist and inspiration for the Academy Award-winning movie “Erin Brockovich” (2000), spent ...
Decades of environmental justice gains are giving way to shifting federal priorities, leaving communities in renewed uncertainty.
The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of pollutants into "waters of the United States" without a permit, but what are the boundaries of "waters of the United States"? This question has vexed ...
A popular free lecture series on environmental topics is returning after a two-year hiatus. The Winter Lecture Series is held by the Friends of the Salish Sea, which was formerly known as Friends of ...
One of the world’s most-cited environmental economists will discuss coastal habitat restoration and storm protection April 13-14 at LSU’s Energy, Coast & Environment building. Edward B. Barbier, the ...