Environmental Justice Resources
There are many government agencies and non-profit organizations working on environmental justice issues in Washington State. Some of the major agencies and organizations are listed below:
Washington State University Center for Social and Environmental Justice
Other Links:
Other Links:
People of Color Environmental Justice Groups/Networks
Asian Pacific Environmental Networkhttp://www.apen4ej.org
Environmental Justice Action Grouphttp://www.ejag.org
First Nations Environmental Networkhttp://www.fnen.org
Indigenous Environmental Networkhttp://www.ienearth.org
Indigenous Women's Environmental Networkhttp://www.indigenouswomen.org
Interhemispheric Resource Center/Link to Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justicehttp://www.sneej.org
Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroestehttp://www.pcun.org
Southwest Organizing Projecthttp://www.swop.net
United Farmworkers of Americahttp://www.ufw.org
University EJ Links
Environmental Justice Resource Center/Clark Atlanta Universityhttp://www.ejrc.cau.edu
Local Allies in the Environmental Movement
Clean Greens Farm & Markethttp://www.cleangreensfarm.com/
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalitionhttp://www.duwamishcleanup.org/
Environmental Coalition of South Seattlehttp://ecoss.org/
People for Puget Soundhttp://www.pugetsound.org/
Neighborhood Groups/Networks
All About South Park [Neighborhood Blog]http://www.allaboutsouthpark.com/
Beacon Hill Blog [Neighborhood Blog]http://beaconhill.seattle.wa.us/
Blogging Georgetown [Neighborhood Blog]http://thepapernoose.blogspot.com/
Othello Neighborhood [Blog]http://othelloneighborhood.org/default.aspx
Southeast District Councilhttp://www.sedistrictcouncil.org/
West Seattle Bloghttp://westseattleblog.com/
West Seattle Herald [Neighborhood Newspaper]http://www.westseattleherald.com/taxonomy/term/486?page=3
White Center Now [blog]http://whitecenternow.com/
Governmental
Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 EJ Homepagehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/ocrej.nsf/Homepage/EJ+Homepage
Environmental Protection Agency- Environmental Justice Compliance & Enforcementhttp://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/environmentaljustice/index.html
National Environmental Justice Advisory Councilhttp://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/nejac/index.html
Youth
The Service Boardhttp://www.theserviceboard.org/
The Urban Wilderness Project http://www.urbanwildernessproject.org/
Teaching Tolerance--lesson plans to help students learn about environmental justice, various grade levels. http://www.esletc.com/2009/04/09/environmental-racism-activities-from-teaching-tolerance/
Teaching Tolerance--lesson plans to help students learn about environmental justice, various grade levels. http://www.esletc.com/2009/04/09/environmental-racism-activities-from-teaching-tolerance/
Youth Actionhttp://www.youthactionnet.org/
Access to Local Resources
Access to Local Resources
Interactive Map of Seattle that shows the services available in the various neighborhoods
Community organization to help bring about greater equity in access to local resources
Access to healthy foods:
http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/resources/upload/docs/what/report/RuddReportAccesstoHealthyFoods2008.pdf
Access to health care:
Access to public transportation and recreational facilities:
http://www.physorg.com/news193924684.html 