If It Can Make It There, It Can Make It Anywhere: How New York's "Green Amendment" Is Catalyzing Environmental Progress in Light of Federal Failures

Authors

Zoe Zingale, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note examines the challenges faced by minority and low-income communities in seeking legal redress for environmental injustices, highlighting how federal legal avenues like Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have been limited by Supreme Court rulings. It proposes that state-level Green Amendments, such as New York's, offer a promising alternative for these communities to assert their right to a healthy environment and seek relief from disparate environmental impacts.

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Environmental Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Zoe Zingale, If It Can Make It There, It Can Make It Anywhere: How New York's "Green Amendment" Is Catalyzing Environmental Progress in Light of Federal Failures, 30 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 511 (2024).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol30/iss2/8