Environmental Justice Archives     3 articles   3/26/03 Guidelines Strive for 'Environmental Justice' For the first time, New York state has clear guidelines designed to bring what advocates call "environmental justice" to low-income and minority neighborhoods that have historically seen a disproportionate amount of development-related pollution and health risks. Albany Times Union Environmental Justice in the 21st Century Hardly a day passes without the media discovering some community or neighborhood fighting a landfill, incinerator, chemical plant, or some other polluting industry. This was not always the case. Just three decades ago, the concept of environmental justice had not registered on the radar screens of environmental, civil rights, or social justice groups. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Memphis in 1968 on an environmental and economic justice mission for the striking black garbage workers. The strikers were demanding equal pay and better work conditions. Of course, Dr. King was assassinated before he could complete his mission. Environmental Justice Resource Center     1/8/03 Stakes Is High The Nation