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Environmental justice and equity focus on ensuring everyone has the right to a healthy environment, advocating for fair treatment in environmental laws and policies. Environmental inequities highlight the unequal distribution of environmental benefits and burdens, often affecting marginalized communities. Incorporating equity into environmental policy is crucial for preventing unfair burdens, promoting justice, and ensuring inclusive decision-making.

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Environmental Justice and Equity 4

Environmental justice and equity focus on ensuring everyone has the right to a healthy environment, advocating for fair treatment in environmental laws and policies. Environmental inequities highlight the unequal distribution of environmental benefits and burdens, often affecting marginalized communities. Incorporating equity into environmental policy is crucial for preventing unfair burdens, promoting justice, and ensuring inclusive decision-making.

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ENVIRONMENTAL

JUSTICE AND
EQUITY
WHAT IS
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND EQUITY?

Environmental justice and environmental


equity are related concepts that aim to ensure
that everyone has the right to live in a healthy
environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE

A social movement that advocates for the fair


treatment of all people in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of
environmental laws and policies. Environmental
justice seeks to ensure that no group bears a
disproportionate burden of negative
environmental impacts.
ENVIRONMENTAL
EQUITY

The outcome of environmental justice. It


recognizes that each person has different
circumstances and allocates the exact resources
and opportunities needed to reach an equal
outcome.
EXAMPLE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
INEQUITIES
Environmental inequities refer to the unequal
distribution of environmental benefits (like clean
air and water) and burdens (like pollution or
hazardous waste) among different communities,
often along lines of income, race, or ethnicity.
These disparities are a significant challenge to
achieving environmental justice. Below are
examples of environmental inequities, particularly
the disproportionate impact of pollution on low-
income or minority communities
IMPORTANCE OF
EQUITY IN
ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY
Incorporating equity into environmental policy
is essential to ensure that all communities—
especially marginalized and vulnerable
populations—have fair access to environmental
benefits and are not disproportionately
burdened by environmental harms.
• Prevents Unfair Burdens: Ensures
marginalized communities are not
disproportionately exposed to
pollution or environmental risks.

Promotes Environmental Justice:

• Guarantees equal access to clean air,


water, and land for all communities.

• Encourages Inclusive Decision-


Making: Involves underrepresented
groups in policy decisions to reflect
diverse needs.

• Reduces Health Disparities:


Addresses higher disease rates in
vulnerable populations caused by
environmental inequities.

• Builds Climate Resilience: Allocates


resources to help at-risk communities
adapt to climate change and disasters.
EXAMPLES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
MOVEMENTS
FLINT WATER CRISIS (2014 -
PRESENT)

•Description: In Flint, Michigan, a switch in


the city’s water source caused lead
contamination, exposing residents (mostly
low-income and predominantly African
American) to unsafe drinking water. The crisis
highlighted systemic neglect of marginalized
communities.
•Environmental Justice: Advocates demanded
accountability and clean water access,
emphasizing the right to safe and affordable
drinking water for all.
STANDING ROCK
PIPELINE PROTEST
(2016)
•Description: Indigenous tribes, led by
the Standing Rock Sioux, opposed the
Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) due to
its potential to contaminate water
sources and encroach on sacred tribal
lands. Protests gathered national and
global attention.
•Environmental Justice: The movement
underscored Indigenous rights,
environmental protection, and
opposition to projects prioritizing
corporate interests over vulnerable
communities.
CHAPTER 6
Chapter 6: Environmental Policy and Management

• Enviromental laws and regulations


• Environmental Impact Assessment
•Sustainable Development Goals
• Environmental Justice and Equity
CONCLUSION
Summary of Key Points
1. Environmental Laws: Robust legal frameworks are essential to
regulate pollution, protect ecosystems, and ensure accountability for
environmental harm.
2. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA): EIAs help evaluate
potential environmental consequences of projects, promoting
sustainable development and informed decision-making.
3. Environmental Justice: Ensuring marginalized communities are not
disproportionately affected by environmental harms is critical to
fairness and equity.
4. Equity in Policy: Policies must prioritize vulnerable populations,
ensuring equal access to environmental benefits and resilience to
challenges.
GROUP 2
LEADER: ANGELA SOMIDO
MEMBER: ARIANA PESALES
RIZZA CAHIGAD
JOEPET ZAMORA
ARJAY SEÑERES
EMMANUEL RAZOTE
JOSHUA KEVIN KHEY
THANK
YOU

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