1979, Dr. Robert Bullard came home to find out that his wife, an attorney, was suing the state based on moral principle, due to the fact that a landfill was strategically constructed in Black ...

During Wake Forest’s annual Mellon Environmental Justice Lecture on Feb. 5, a former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that “optimism” has fueled his accomplished ...

Erin Brockovich, environmental activist and inspiration for the Academy Award-winning movie “Erin Brockovich” (2000), spent ...

Decades of environmental justice gains are giving way to shifting federal priorities, leaving communities in renewed uncertainty.

A popular free lecture series on environmental topics is returning after a two-year hiatus. The Winter Lecture Series is held by the Friends of the Salish Sea, which was formerly known as Friends of ...

The Clean Water Act prohibits the discharge of pollutants into "waters of the United States" without a permit, but what are the boundaries of "waters of the United States"? This question has vexed ...