Environmental Justice Reading Group - Spring Session 2
This event is not open to the public.
Join the Environmental Law Society for the second spring meeting of the Environmental Justice Reading Group on Monday, February 8 at 5:30pm NY time (Google Meets link). We’ll be discussing environmental justice in the context of cities, including the siting of heavy industry, the effects of land use regulation more broady, and the impacts of unequal access to transporation infrastructure. ELS will circulate some suggested readings later this week, which you'll be able to find on our website.
The EJ Reading Group is a relaxed space to discuss and learn more about some of the major issues at the intersection of law, society, and the environment, particularly in light of the incoming administration’s pledge to pursue environmental justice. Throughout the semester, we’ll meet to discuss environmental justice in connection with areas such as health disparities and the COVID crisis, housing and transportation, and agriculture and animals. Find our schedule for the semester here!
We encourage everyone with an interest — even in just a single week’s topic — to attend. No prior knowledge of environmental law is expected, and no reading is necessary! We circulate a variety of suggested readings, videos, and/or podcasts for each session, but the aim is to learn from each other and to encourage new perspectives and new developments.
Interested in guiding a discussion, proposing a topic, or otherwise helping keep the group running? Reach out to ELS Co-Chair Will Rose at wcr241@nyu.edu and he’ll get you looped in!