CUER Hosts Multigenerational Environmental Conference
On June 6, 2013, CUNY School of Law’s Center for Urban Environmental Reform (CUER) is hosting “Act Now: Environmental Activism Conference,” a conference for both youth and adults to connect with climate and environmental activists, leading…
Mayah’s Lot Teaches Environmental Justice to Young Readers
Mayah’s Lot, the environmental justice comic book created by Professor Rebecca Bratspies and graphic artist Charlie LaGreca, is the focus of a Colorlines.com article. The article describes the comic as simple and accessible, but also keenly…
Reaching New Audiences With an Environmental Justice Message
Environmental Justice, I bet you don’t even know what that means…I had no idea that it actually affects every one of us. That is, until it came to my home.
CUER Brings Environmental Justice to City Classrooms
The Center for Urban Environmental Reform (CUER) at the City University of New York School of Law is helping to bring environmental justice to classrooms with the release of its comic book Mayah’s Lot. Mayah, the…
SEQR Categorical Exclusions: Economics but Environmental Justice?
Last week I attended the annual ALI-CLE Environmental Law conference in Washington, D.C., as a law student guest. The almost two and half days of lectures were educational, interesting and hopeful for aspiring environmental lawyers-to-be. One…
A New Leader for Environmental Justice at the EPA
Following President Obama’s second inauguration, most news coverage has now shifted to the latest round of cabinet appointments. Whether it be Senator John Kerry’s likely succession of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, or the more…
Cleaning Out The House
Since it is my first post of the 2013, happy new year to any and all readers! There are many topics I wish to discuss, including highlighting certain portions of Governor Cuomo’s recent State of the…
Research Seminar, January 25, 2013
The CUNY Center for Urban Environmental Reform, in conjunction with The New York City Urban Field Station, presents a quarterly research seminar on Friday January 25th, 2013, from 10:00 am 12:00 pm in the CUNY School…
EPA Issues New Recreational Water Quality Criteria Recommendations–Does It Go Far Enough?
Twenty-six years ago the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last issued ambient recreational water quality criteria (RWQC) recommendations to recreational waters. On Monday, EPA announced, pursuant to a 2000 Federal Court Order and in compliance with…
Now Is The Time
As cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Sandy continues in the Caribbean and the Northeastern United States, so begins the reflections. These reflections undoubtedly range from horrific to thankful, and to angered and confused. Others are beginning…
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