Environmental Justice: 2023 Year in Review

American Bar Association Section on Energy, Environment and Resources, Year in Review, Chapter Z, "Environmental Justice"

7 Pages Posted: 16 Jul 2024

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James R. May

Washburn University - Washburn University School of Law; Widener University Delaware Law School; Haub School of Law at Pace University

Date Written: May 15, 2024

Abstract

Environmental Justice” (EJ) acknowledges the right of every individual to dignity and a clean, healthy environment and that overburdened communities should have their voices heard. This chapter summarizes EJ developments at the federal and state levels, in the courts, and within the ABA during 2023.

These developments include issuance of a comprehensive Presidential Executive Order on EJ; implementation of the EJ aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act; EPA’s issuance of guidance to distribute billions to support EJ; New York State’s adoption of a groundbreaking environmental justice law; New Jersey’s issuance of first-of-a-kind EJ regulations; judicial rejection of EJ-based claims; and the ABA’s issuance of a “Blueprint to Advance Environmental Justice.

Suggested Citation

May, James, Environmental Justice: 2023 Year in Review (May 15, 2024). American Bar Association Section on Energy, Environment and Resources, Year in Review, Chapter Z, "Environmental Justice", Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4895429 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4895429

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Haub School of Law at Pace University ( email )

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