Environmental justice seeks to address environmental discrimination and environmental racism associated with hazardous waste disposal, resource extraction, land appropriation, and other activities.

UMB Environmental Justice Resources:

UMB Sustainability Fellow Benjamin Eglash's Environmental Justice Report and Presentation

The Office of Community and Civic Engagement's Community Engagement Center

Volunteering Opportunities at and around UMB

Baltimore Environmental Justice Resources: 

Baltimore City Office of Equity & Environmental Justice

Maryland Department of the Environment

Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative 

Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative

Baltimore Ecosystem Study

The Black Butterfly Project by Dr. Lawrence T. Brown

Fighting to Breathe by Nicole Fabricant 

General Environmental Justice Resources: 

Principles of Environmental Justice

Bullard Center for Environmental Justice Center

Environmental Protection Agency