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Vermont Law School’s 2017 Solution Conference Presents: Bridging the Gap Between the Promise and the Reality of Environmental Justice
March 24, 2017 @ 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Join us as we welcome:
- Esther Calhoun: Activist, Black Belt Citizens Fighting for Health and Justice
- Charles Lee: Author, "Toxic Wastes and Race in the United States"
- Richard Moore: Chair, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
- Quentin Pair: Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, rited; Howard University School of Law
- Benjamin Wilson: Managing Partner, Beveridge and Diamon, PC
With panels and breakout sessions on:
- Food Deserts and Sustainable Agriculture;
- Barriers to Renewable Energy;
- Women, Families, and Environmental Justice;
- Grassroots Organizing;
- Tribal Environmental Justice Issues;
- Toxins and Water: Environmental Injustice in Flint;
- Environmental Injustice in Puerto Rico;
- Environmental Justice in a Changing Climate;
- Title VI, Environmental Justice and Affected Communities