New England Environmental Justice Research Network (EJRN)

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WGBH News’ Science Editor Dr. Heather Goldstone says that recent reports by Dr. Faber and colleagues found that in Massachusetts, low income communities bear about four times the environmental burden of higher income communities. More specifically, communities of color have more than 20 times the environmental burden of white communities. To read and/or listen to a discussion of this issue on NPR that draws heavily on the work by Dr. Faber and Dr. Eric Krieg, click here.

On January 19, 2015, Professor Faber was interviewed by the WGBH Program Living Lab in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The focus of the interview was about Massachusetts' environmental justice issues, and the new reforms put in place by Governor Patrick. To listen to the interview, and/or read the Living Lab writeup of key points made during the interview, click here.

In November of 2014, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signed an executive order promoting environmental justice across the state. The measure is a “historic act,” says Northeastern sociology professor Daniel Faber, whose research over the past decade helped jumpstart the dialogue around this issue early on. For a discussion in the Northeastern News, click here

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For more information or to get involved, contact Daniel Faber, Coordinator of EJRN at:

Email: d.faber@neu.edu
Phone: 617-373-2878

Correspondence can be mailed to:

Daniel Faber
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
509 Holmes Hall
360 Huntington Avenue
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115

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