Environmental Justice

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Many of the journal databases to which the Library subscribes will provide journal articles on environmental justice topics. Depending on your issue, you will use different ones. Here are some to consider -- please ask a librarian or consult the list of database by subject for other options.

• Academic Search Premier
• Business Source Premier
• GreenFILE
• Health Source
• Biological Abstracts
• ScienceDirect
• Google Scholar (for the most academic resources. For general Web sources, use Google.com )

Journals in CSC's Print Collection

CSC has many periodicals, print and online, that may have articles on environmental justice issues.  Some of the journal titles we own in print are below, in case you'd like to browse them.  You can find other titles, dates and formats for journals in The Periodical Cat. Journals are in alphabetical order.

Ecology and Society

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Environmentalist

Environment International

Environmental Ethics

ESEP:  Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Ethics

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Journal of Environmental Science and Health

Journal of Environmental Education

Journal of Environmental Health

Web Resources

Environmental Justice Resource Center

Housed at Clark Atlanta University.  Emphasis on environmental racism.

http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/

Environmental Protection Agency

See its Information Resources page for links to government and other data on the subject.

www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council

This advisory committee provides independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on matters related to environmental justice.  The page links to NEJAC reports on fish consumption, permitting process, community-based health resources, and others.

http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/nejac/index.html

National Low Income Housing Coalition

The Coalition issues The NIMBY Report:  On the Continuing Struggle for Inclusive Communities.  Semiannual reports and monthly newsletters cover topics like affordable housing and siting group homes.

http://www.nlihc.org/nimby/

Scorecard: Pollution Information Site

http://www.scorecard.org/index.tcl

A very good site for finding information about the pollutants in all areas of the U.S.

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Reference Books

Reference books are good places to start to find overviews, background information, and definitions. These books are located in the St. Paul Library's Reference collection:

Ethics Generally

Encyclopedia of Ethics

Reference BJ 63 .F45 (1992)

Covers philosophical ethics as practiced among English-speaking academics, but includes topics from other philosophical traditions, applied ethics, history of ethics and other approaches.  Offers good basic summaries of many ethical theories an applied practices, plus good coverage of the vocabulary used by ethicists.

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics

Reference BJ 63 .A66 (1998)

Long articles on key ethical issues as they are applied to the contemporary world.  Gives overviews of the opposing arguments on each issue.  Each article has a bibliography.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics

Reference QH 332 .E52 (2004)

Long articles on bioethical issues of a medical, environmental, psychological, sociological and/or biological nature.  Provides balanced treatment, and the article authors are highly regarded.  Useful bibliographies.

Theology

Dictionary of Feminist Theologies

Reference BT 83.55 .D53 (1996)

Encyclopedia of Religion 1

Reference BL 31 .E46 (1987)

Excellent source of scholarly articles on Christian and non-Christian religions.

The Catholic Encyclopedia

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

Environment

A Dictionary of Ecology (via Oxford Reference Online)

From acid rain, CFCs, and the greenhouse effect to the food-chain and the gene bank, the dictionary provides entries on all aspects of ecology and the environmental sciences.

Environmental Encyclopedia, 3d ed. 

REF GE 10 .E57 (2003)

Entries on concepts, organizations, species, places.

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Environmental Change
Reference GE 10 .E534 (2001)
Fairly brief but authoritative entries.

Global Environmental Outlook 3

Reference GE 170 .G5625 (2002)

United Nations publication on international environmental trends.

Wellbeing of Nations
Reference GE 140 .P74 (2001)
Through maps, tables and charts, allows examination and comparison of various environmental and quality-of-life factors in 180 countries.

Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice:  A Reference Handbook

Reference JC 578 .N485 (1996)
Also available as an E-book (personal login required)

Biology

Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology

Reference QH 540.4 .E52 (1995)

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity

Reference QH 541-15 .B56 E53 (2001)

Chemistry

Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference

Reference T5 5.3 .H3 L49 (2002)

Native Peoples

Endangered Peoples of Latin America
Ref. E 65.E57 (2001)

Endangered Peoples of North America
Ref. E 98 .E85 E53 (2001)

Native Americans
Ref. E 93 .N32 (2002) (look in this area for other books on Native Americans)

Animal Rights

Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare

REF HV4708 .E53 1998

Animals and the Law:  A Sourcebook

REF KF390.5 .A5 C87 2001

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