Environmental Justice

• Supports adequate federal efforts to assist in the settlement of longstanding Indian water right claims. Co-sponsored by the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities.
  Approved as revised August 2002

• Urges legislation to encourage environmental equality so that a disproportionate share of the burden of environmental harm does not fall on minorities and/or low-income populations. Jointly presented with the Standing Committee on Environmental Law, the Commission on Homelessness and Poverty, the National Bar Association, and the Hispanic National Bar Association.
  Approved as revised August 1993

• Supports federal legislation minimizing the impact of federal management of lands containing specific sites historically used by Native Americans for religious purposes.
  Approved as Amended February 1990

 

For more information, please visit the Environmental Justice Committee Homepage.