environmental justice

collocation in English

meaningsofenvironmentalandjustice

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environmental
adjective
uk
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl/us
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.t̬əl/
relating to ...
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justice
noun
uk
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/us
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪs/
fairness in the way people are ...
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(Definition ofenvironmentalandjusticefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Pursingenvironmentaljusticewith international human rights and states constitutions.
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As a burgeoningenvironmentaljusticemovement and literature have demonstrated, ecological crises can encourage environmentally motivated citizenship to flourish among even the most marginalised groups and individuals.
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His work involved moral content concerning global, social, andenvironmentaljustice.
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Although often necessary and painful, certain cuts, such as those to the city's bus services can produce harms in anenvironmentaljusticeframework.
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Understanding the importance of water policies and impact assessments is a crucial part of both water justice andenvironmentaljusticeissues.
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Our mission is to promote social development, education and the defense and promotion of human rights andenvironmentaljustice.
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Environmentaljusticeactivists also emphasize the need for waste reduction in general, which would act to reduce the overall burden.
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There are massive legal fees involved in fighting forenvironmentaljusticeand trying to shed environmental racism.
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Clinic teams work on issues relating to air and water quality, lead poisoning,environmentaljustice, habitat destruction and wetlands.
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He used the termenvironmentaljusticeto describe the corrective measures needed to address this disparity.
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Thus using the definition of environment as the place where people live, work, play and pray, food disparities become an issue ofenvironmentaljustice.
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Then, any improvements of a social policy and models that are generated by these improvements should reflect the policy-makers and researchersenvironmentaljusticebeliefs.
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This allows for a sustainable community asenvironmentaljusticeand social justice are created.
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This makes it possible to compare corporations and facilities in terms of theirenvironmentaljusticeperformance as well as overall pollution.
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The measures includeenvironmentaljusticetrainings, new web pages, and potential revisions to staff manuals and handbooks.
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Occupational safety and health concerns is a component ofenvironmentaljustice.
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Community groups and academic researchers have argued the unequal distribution of pollution on the poor and communities of color is anenvironmentaljustice.
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The program honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social, economic andenvironmentaljustice.
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In three parts, the book looks at global electronics,environmentaljusticeand labor rights, and electronic waste and extended producer responsibility.
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