In their 2007 report entitled 有毒废物与种族:1987-2007, which was prepared for the United Church of Christ, Robert D. Bullard et al. provide the following definition of EJ:
公共卫生和社会正义是EJ工作的核心,如上所述,该中心的主要目标之一是保护低收入社区和有色社区(即EJ社区)的居民免受高水平污染的影响。 CUE also seeks to ensure that EJ communities have access to the benefits produced by improving the environment and guarantee that residents are meaningfully involved in decisions that impact them. The Center plays a significant role in helping to develop the best possible public policies from an EJ perspective, especially those that affect public health.
CUE provides technical assistance and support on policies, legislation, rules and regulations, and attempts to ensure the meaningful participation of community residents in decisions that affect the environment which impact them. 中心主任,Nicky Sheats,博士,MPP, Esq。他还花了大量时间与各种团体和机构讨论EJ问题。 此外,CUE还将环境司法界与科学和法律支持联系起来,协助发展法律理论,并帮助为环境司法界提供组织能力。
Nicky Sheats,博士,MPP, Esq。大约在新泽西环境正义联盟(NJEJA)成立的同时,他成为了CUE的主任。 NJEJA是新泽西州唯一一个专注于环境正义问题的全国性组织,也是新泽西州唯一一个成员和领导都是有色人种的全国性环境组织。 CUE和NJEJA以及新泽西州和全国其他环境司法组织之间的密切关系,是该中心环境司法工作在州和国家层面得到认可的重要原因。