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Pursuit of Environmental Justice Across Mississippi
The Forrest County Environmental Support Team is one of the many groups in Mississippi working toward environmental justice and racial equality. Please click on any of the following links to explore the website of a group working toward similiar goals.
Links for Mississippi Resources:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) attempts to "address major environmental, economic, and health issues, such as contamination of the environment by hazardous wastes, adequacy of suitable-quality water supplies, nutrient input to streams and estuaries, distribution of coal and mineral resources, and effects of urban development and agriculture on the environment.Descriptions will go here."--from USGS website
The Mississippi Chapter of the Sierra Club is dedicated to the following three main issues: toxic FEMA trailers, the results of air and water pollution on children, and the effects of the Richton Salt Dome project on the state and Pascagoula River.
Audubon Mississippi is dedicated to preservation of the environment for birds, other wildlife, people, and communities.
"A nonprofit organization aimed at promoting quality urban and community forestry in Mississippi"--MSUFC website
Land Trust for the MS Coastal Plain
"To conserve, promote and protect the open spaces and green places of ecological, cultural or scenic significance in the counties of the Mississippi Coastal Plain"--Land Trust for the MS Coastal Plain website
MS Department of Environmental Equality
"The mission of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Equality is to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of present and future generations of Mississippians by conserving and improving our environment and fostering wise economic growth through focused research and responsible regulations."--MDEQ website
The Mississippie Nature Conservatory is "the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people."--MS Nature Conservancy
The mission of Turkey Creek is "to conserve, restore and utilize the unique cultural, historical and environmental resources of the Turkey Creek community and watershed for education and other socially beneficial purposes."--TCC website
"Given the concerns of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission for improvements in the social and economic conditions of the Region, and recognizing the importance of using prevention methods to achieve improvements in the public health and environment of the Region in ways consistent with environmental justice, the Delta Project has evolved."--MS Delta Project website
Jesus People Against Pollution: Fighting for Environmental Justice in Columbia, MS
"Fighting for Environmental Justice in Columbia, MS"--Organization brochure
Networking for Environmental Justice and Civil Rights in MS
Civil Rights in Mississippi
William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation (Univ. of Mississippi)
"The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation shall foster reconciliation and civic renewal wherever people suffer as a result of racial discrimination or alienation, and promote scholarly research, study and teaching on race and the impact of race and racism." -- William Winter Institute website
Center for Human Rights and Civil Liberties
The Center is "a student led and student focused organization committed to advancing the principle of liberty and justice for all, both here and abroad." -- Center website
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