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Battling Environmental Racism in Cancer Alley: A Legislative Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2024

Megan Resener Garofalo
Megan Resener Garofalo*
Affiliation:
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA.
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Abstract

This Paper argues that to protect at-risk communities — and all Americans — from the deadly effects of environmental racism, Congress must pass the Environmental Justice for All Act. The Act is intended to “restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights.” It does so by restoring an individual’s right to sue in federal court for discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or national origin regardless of intent under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, strengthening the National Environmental Policy Act, and providing economic incentives focused on environmental justice.

Keywords

EnvironmentalRacismCancerAlleyPetrochemical
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Columns: Antiracism Student Paper
Information
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , Spring 2024 , pp. 196 - 204
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics

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