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Environmental Sociology

A guide to resources for environmental justice and sociology. For Soc 4950 and intro

US EPA Info & Data

The gateway to government info is Data.gov. Big, bulky search engine covers many gov data centers. 

See also our extended resource guide for Government Information:  many more, and more specific, places to search. 

And, as mentioned above, more on our Where to Find Data Guide. 

 

More US Government Sites

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Healthy Housing 
  2. Clinton, President William J. February 11, 1994. Executive Order 12898: “Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations,” 
  3. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. 2003. Not in My Backyard: Executive Order 12,898 and Title VI as Tools for Achieving Environmental Justice. (http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/envjust/ej0104.pdf)  
  4. U.S. Department of Energy: http://energy.gov/lm/services/environmental-justice
  5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/environmentaljustice/
  6. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 2012. Environmental Justice Strategy (http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/mgmt/dhs-environmental-justice-strategy.pdf)
  7. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: environmental Justice executive Order 
  8. U.S. Department of the Interior: http://www.doi.gov/pmb/oepc/environmental-justice.cfm
  9. U.S. Department of Justice: http://www.justice.gov/ej/
  10. U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/environmental_justice