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Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
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ISSUE

Environmental Inequality

Environmental policy does not just affect nature and climate; it affects human beings around the globe. There is a great need to consider the effects of environmental inequality—not everyone is equally protected from health and environmental hazards regardless of race, gender, income, or national origin.

Issue Experts

Projects

Environmental Justice Lab

With the Human Rights Center at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, the State Policy Program has initiated three environmental justice research community-building projects.

Southeast Energy Insecurity Stakeholder Initiative

The Initiative is facilitating a broad, collaborative discussion among stakeholders to explore opportunities for reducing energy insecurity in the Southeast.