Environmental Justice is Equal Protection
“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall . . . deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
- 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution
Environmental Justice is Seeking Redress for Grievances
“Congress shall make no law . . . abridging . . . the right of the people . . . to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
- 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution
Environmental Justice is the Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
- United States Declaration of Independence