{"id":5544,"date":"2020-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/environmental-justice\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:35:28","slug":"environmental-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/environmental-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/5e5395b0-gp1sttty.jpg\" alt=\"Toxic Neighborhood Sites in Los Angeles. \u00a9 David McNew \/ Greenpeace\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/5e5395b0-gp1sttty.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/5e5395b0-gp1sttty-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/5e5395b0-gp1sttty-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/5e5395b0-gp1sttty-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/11\/5e5395b0-gp1sttty-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-7798 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\" id=\"h-environmental-justice\">Environmental Justice<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">Environmental Justice requires that we incorporate racial and socioeconomic justice into the way we fight for the protection of our planet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>From direct actions that shape our future to investigations that result in incredible environmental wins to large-scale mobilizations that inspire hundreds of thousands of people, Greenpeace has been making an enormous impact on the global environmental movement since its&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1971\/10\/03\/archives\/12-sail-for-amchitka-to-fight-atom-test.html\">very first action in 1971<\/a>. But our journey from 50 years ago to today hasn\u2019t been perfect. Like many large environmental organizations and much like the mainstream environmental movement in the United States, Greenpeace USA has continual work to do to ensure&nbsp;<em>justice<\/em>&nbsp;is at the core of our campaigns.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Environmental Racism?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLiz-Gk2_1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-environmental-justice\">What is Environmental Justice?<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>Environmental Justice<\/em>&nbsp;is a concept that was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iep.utm.edu\/enviro-j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coined in the early 1960s during the Civil Rights<\/a>&nbsp;movement and has increasingly picked up momentum as our social justice movements and environmental issues have grown. The issues of racism and socioeconomic justice are central to the issue of Environmental Justice. At its core,&nbsp;<em>Environmental Justice guarantees that all people have equal access to a healthy, safe, and sustainable environment, as well as equal protection from environmental harm<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>Environmental Justice assumes and recognizes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autostraddle.com\/on-being-a-burden-whats-missing-from-the-conversation-around-self-care-385525\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">community care<\/a>&nbsp;and Indigenous and first nations\u2019 knowledge. It acknowledges how privilege, power, and oppression are integral to our understanding of how we are impacted by climate change and our environment.<\/p>\n\n<p>We witness environmental injustice when our single-use plastic is incinerated causing air pollution in low-income communities in the US, or when it is shipped overseas to overwhelm South East Asian communities. We witness environmental injustice in Flint, MI, a majority-black community that still has lead in its water and when state violence harms Indigenous youth fighting to protect their land. These are only a few examples of the impact of environmental injustice that highlight the necessity of centering Environmental Justice in our movement.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-climate-justice-means-migrant-justice\">Climate Justice Means Migrant Justice<\/h2>\n\n<p>Climate change is not just about rising temperatures or stronger storms \u2014 it\u2019s about people. Entire communities are being displaced, livelihoods are disappearing and families are being forced to make impossible choices. As ecosystems shift, people must too. But how we respond \u2014 whether with compassion and humanity or fear and hate \u2014 will determine the scale of human suffering. This is why climate justice <em>is<\/em> migrant justice.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-climate-change-is-forcing-migration\">Climate Change is Forcing Migration<\/h2>\n\n<p>As fires raged through Los Angeles, more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/weather\/wildfires\/live-blog\/california-wildfires-live-updates-deadly-blazes-spread-hollywood-hills-rcna186927\">100,000 people<\/a> were forced to flee their homes \u2014 many of whom will never return. Dozens lost their lives. This is not an isolated event. Human-caused climate change has made California hotter, drier, and more fire-prone, with devastating consequences. Across the U.S., Americans are increasingly citing climate change as a reason for relocating. Globally, <a href=\"https:\/\/interactive.carbonbrief.org\/climate-migration\/index.html\">millions<\/a> are being displaced by climate disasters every year.<\/p>\n\n<p>The communities most affected by climate migration are often those least responsible for the crisis. Many of those forced to leave their homes are from the Global South \u2014 regions that have historically contributed the least to carbon emissions but bear the brunt of climate consequences. Meanwhile, wealthier nations, which have historically emitted the most greenhouse gases, often shut their doors to those seeking refuge from climate disaster.<\/p>\n\n<p>Climate migrants often face a legal void \u2014 many countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aila.org\/library\/think-immigration-first-circuit-decision-on-climate-refugees-must-not-discourage-advocates-efforts-to-help#:~:text=As%20a%20starting%20point%2C%20because,qualify%20an%20applicant%20for%20protection.\">including the United States<\/a> do not recognize climate displacement as a valid reason for asylum. Without legal protections, climate refugees are left vulnerable to exploitation, detention, and deportation. Climate justice means acknowledging that migration is a necessary adaptation strategy and ensuring that those displaced by climate change are met with compassion and rights-based policies, not criminalization.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-s-responsible\">Who&#8217;s Responsible<\/h2>\n\n<p>Despite overwhelming evidence, Big Oil executives and their political allies continue to deny, deflect, and profit. For over a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2023\/01\/harvard-led-analysis-finds-exxonmobil-internal-research-accurately-predicted-climate-change\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">half-century<\/a>, oil and gas companies have known that burning fossil fuels would accelerate climate disasters. Instead of taking responsibility, they<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/12\/big-oil-fossil-fuel-warning?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"> covered it up<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10584-018-2241-z\">spent billions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/news\/2023\/02\/oil-and-gas-industry-spent-124-4-million-on-federal-lobbying-amid-record-profits-in-2022?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">lobbying against climate action<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/jan\/23\/big-oil-445m-trump-congress\">bankrolled politicians like President Trump <\/a>who now blame migrants for economic instability instead of corporate greed.<\/p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s not an accident that the same politicians that spread hate and fear \u2013 demonizing, detaining, and deporting migrants \u2013 are also opening the floodgates for fossil fuel expansion. The more they can convince us to point the finger at each other, the less we can unite to hold those truly responsible to account.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-justice-critical-to-the-future-of-activism-nbsp\">Why is justice critical to the future of activism?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n<p>As our planet continues to warm, forest fires burn, plastics dump into our oceans, and natural disasters worsen, we are witnessing increases in negative impacts. Our movements must keep pace with the rapid degradation of our natural world as well as our social world, challenging us to understand how climate change and environmental degradation impact humans differently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>We have lifetimes of relearning to do around our notions of community, trauma, and social justice. Racism, patriarchy, militarism, corporate greed, capitalism, state violence \u2014 these and other causes of immense harm to those most at risk continue, largely unchecked. When we recognize who is most at risk, we find institutional harm is interwoven with the impact of the climate catastrophe. Understanding this, fighting oppression, and centering those most marginalized help us create an environmentally just future for all.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Environmental Justice requires that we incorporate racial and socioeconomic justice into the way we fight for the protection of our planet.<\/strong>&nbsp;Exploring the ways that global warming harms low-income communities, primarily black, brown, Indigenous, and migrant communities are critical to understanding how our fight must be won.<\/p>\n\n<p>Environmental justice challenges us to center the voices of those most impacted by environmental harm in the fight for the protection of our planet. And it\u2019s not just communities of color that are at risk from environmental injustice \u2014 those in need of abortion access, food access, LGBTQ2S+ communities, people with disabilities, and people at&nbsp; intersections of multiple oppressions are impacted as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>To protect our natural world and natural resources, we need to fight for justice for all people and leave no one behind. This means recognizing the unique challenges faced by our most marginalized communities and taking leadership from them; those experiencing injustice know what they need. For centuries, Indigenous communities have learned and taught about ways we must protect our land and seas. When we give agency and power back to people-centered communities, we empower the change that our world and our future needs.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is time to take initiative and acknowledge the harm that environmental movements have caused and do the work required for a just future. At Greenpeace, we know that Environmental Justice is the centerpiece for our movements and that the work we do must be rooted in it as an ongoing practice. Building a greener and more peaceful world for all requires a diverse, multicultural, people-powered force that centers the most impacted and marginalized, to ensure&nbsp;<em>no one<\/em>&nbsp;gets left behind. This is the Environmental Justice we strive to achieve.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-just-future-requires-real-action\"><em>A Just Future Requires Real Action<\/em><\/h2>\n\n<p>To truly address the climate crisis, we must reject the divide-and-conquer tactics of the fossil fuel industry and fight for a future where communities \u2014 not corporations \u2014 decide what happens next. This means:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Building sanctuary communities<\/strong> where people support the dignity and rights of all residents and defend against deportation raids&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protecting and expanding refugee and asylum rights<\/strong> to include climate-displaced people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Investing in climate adaptation for vulnerable communities<\/strong> by funding resilient infrastructure, disaster preparedness, and equitable recovery efforts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Holding polluters accountable<\/strong> for the destruction they\u2019ve caused. States like Vermont and New York have already passed legislation to make the biggest polluters pay for climate damage and California could be next.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>As the climate crisis escalates, the question is not whether people will move, but when they do move, how we choose to respond. No one is immune and everyone deserves dignity. We can choose to build walls and fuel division or we can stand together to demand justice for people and the planet. The problem is big \u2014 but solutions start with us. 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class=\"wp-block-group posts-list-meta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><span class='article-list-item-author'><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Author\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/author\/jharris\/'>Jeffrey Harris<\/a><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-08T17:36:43+00:00\">April 8, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2589 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fossil-fuels-cat tag-fossil-fuels tag-climate p4-page-type-research\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/fossil-fuel-racism\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/tag\/fossil-fuels\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fossil Fuels<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\"> <\/span><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Navigation Tag\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/tag\/climate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Climate<\/a><\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Title\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/fossil-fuel-racism\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fossil Fuel Racism: How phasing out oil, gas, and coal can protect communities<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Fossil fuels \u2014 coal, oil, and gas \u2014 lie at the heart of the crises we face, including public health, racial injustice, and climate change. 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class='article-list-item-author'>Greenpeace USA<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-08T14:37:35+00:00\">May 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n        \n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-76706 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-oceans tag-seafood tag-fisheries tag-bumblebee\">\n            \n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/four-indonesian-fishers-take-on-tuna-giant\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-ga-category=\"Posts List\" data-ga-action=\"Image\" data-ga-label=\"n\/a\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2026\/05\/f4c588d7-img_1295-scaled.jpg\" 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