Environmental Justice and the NIMBY Principle

Report which strives to dispell the truths behind the "not in my backyard" environmental ploys, and offers reasons why poorer communities often bear the blunt of hazardous waste disposal.
http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/hazmat/articles/nimby.html

Office of Minority Health Resource Center

A U.S. national resource and referral service on minority health issues. Collects and distributes information on topics including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and infant mortality in minority populations.
http://www.omhrc.gov/

Environmental Justice Resource Center, Clark Atlanta University

Research, policy, and information clearinghouse on issues related to environmental justice, race and the environment, civil rights, facility siting, land use planning, brownfields, transportation equity, suburban sprawl, and Smart Growth.
http://www.ejrc.cau.edu

Environmental Justice and Environmental Racism Links

Annotated collection of internet links, from Meg-A-World.
http://www.hensonscales.com/erlinks.htm

Sierra Club Human Rights and the Environment Campaign

Current news about environmental justice issues world-wide, and opportunities for activism.
http://www.sierraclub.org/human-rights/

Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health

U.S. government minority health initiative. Health areas of interest include infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and child and adult immunizations.
http://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/

U.S. Department of Transportation Environmental Justice Site

General information, case studies, and training resources on applicable requirements and on addressing environmental justice in the planning process for highways and other transportation systems.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ej2.htm

Environmental Justice

Greenaction is a new organization created by community groups in the southwest United States and former Greenpeace staff who have joined together in the struggle for health and environmental justice.
http://www.greenaction.org/index.shtml

Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)

Advocacy organization site includes training manual, issues information, press releases and information on empowering those affected by environmental abuses to investigate, expose and combat those problems.
http://www.ejfoundation.org

Ma'at Youth Academy

MYA helps high school students and adults in San Francisco Bay area communities of color and low-income areas, make their communities healthier and safer for all species.
http://www.maatyouthacademy.org

Interfaith Coalition for the Environment

Information about a charitable organization of men and women from various religious and spiritual traditions who believe that care for Creation and environmental justice are important matters common to all people.
http://www.interfaith-coalition-for-the-environment.org

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (U.S.)

A federal advisory committee established to provide independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. EPA on matters related to environmental justice.
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/main/ej/nejac/

Earth Justice Ministries

Network of church groups, other faith communities, justice and environmental organizations, and individuals interested in furthering the cause of social, economic, and environmental justice.
http://www.earth-justice.org

EcoTort

Activists asserting the lawful right to environment friendly employment for everyone. Presents an argument based on UK law.
http://www.gn.apc.org/ecotort

Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)

Working to protect and shape the environment of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the San Francisco Bay area through democratic participation.
http://www.apen4ej.org

Working Group on Environmental Justice

A group of scholars and activists committed to doing further research and promoting effective action to advance the cause of environmental justice.
http://ecojustice.net

Amazon Watch

Works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the face of large-scale industrial development. Provides news, campaigns, resources and contacts.
http://www.amazonwatch.org/

Concerned Citizens of Tillery

CCT was built upon the work of previous organizations that had toiled for Civil Rights, Social, and Environmental Justice for African-Americans in Tillery and Halifax County, North Carolina.
http://members.aol.com/tillery/

Environmental Justice Database

Michigan State University database.
http://www.msue.msu.edu/msue/imp/modej/masterej.html

IUCN Law Programme

To assist in laying the strongest possible legal foundation for the conservation of the natural environment, thereby underpinning and supporting efforts at both national and international levels.
http://iucn.org/themes/law/

Communities For A Better Environment

California based environmental health and justice organization which promotes clean air and water and advocates for toxic free communities. Provides information, resources and campaign information.
http://www.cbecal.org/

Indigenous Environmental Network

Native peoples of the Americas organization for education, coalition building, and action. Announcements and fact sheets on current issues.
http://www.ienearth.org/

Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice

An environmental-health resource center that provides training, technical and organizing support, and advocacy work for California communities. Projects , publications and information.
http://www.ccaej.org/

Environmental Research Foundation (ERF)

New Brunswick, NJ-based organization seeking to provide understandable scientific information about human health and the environment to the public. Research library, event calendar, and links to related organizations provided. Also available in Spanish.
http://www.rachel.org/

U.S. EPA Environmental Justice

Working to ensure that federal agencies conduct their programs that have environmental impacts in a manner that ensures that they do not have the effect of excluding persons or populations to discrimination because of their race, national origin or inco
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/

Catholic Conservation Center

Features a collection of writings and documentation about ecology and environmental justice in light of scripture and Catholic tradition.
http://conservation.catholic.org/

Environmental Justice Coalition

Coalition dedicated to passing an Environmental Justice Act.
http://groups.msn.com/environmentaljusticecoalition/

African American Environmentalist Association

Dedicated to increasing African American participation in the environmental movement, protecting the environment, enhancing human, animal and plant ecologies and promoting the efficient use of natural resources.
http://groups.msn.com/AAEA/

Creation Stewardship

Provides resources for churches and other faith-based organizations to take action on a number of important environmental issues.
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/NCNYEnvironmentalJustice/

Exec. Order, Environmental Justice

US federal actions (Feb. 1994) to address environmental justice in minority populations and low-income populations.
http://www.fs.fed.us/land/envjust.html