Topics in Policy Analysis (Half-Term): Environmental Justice and Policy in the U.S.

This course begins by providing background on the grassroots environmental justice (EJ) movement in the US including information on the organizations & coalitions that are part of the movement. Other topics explored are the relationships between the EJ movement and the environmental movement, government & academia, and it's history. The course focuses on climate change mitigation policy from an EJ perspective. Current U.S. climate change mitigation policy is scrutinized. The emphasis on the EJ movement perspective helps ensure that students have the ability to discuss critical policy issues with this perspective in mind.