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Memphis Sanitation Strike was a movement regarding concerns about unfair treatment when it came to environmental justice. The strike was meant to advocate for fair treatment for Memphis garbage workers. The strike was a large player in the wide spear Civil Rights Movement.

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The Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968

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The lawsuit, Bean v. Southwestern Waste Management, Inc., was a large fight over the placement of landfills being near Black schools. The lawsuit sparked large outrage in the community, leading to the creation of the NECAG (Northeast Community Action Group.)

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A sit-in was staged against Warren County, NC regarding a polychlorinated biphenyl landfill. The protests were large in number and caused a lot of backlash from police enforcement. The protest was unsuccessful in terms of stopping construction on the landfill, but the protests are still considered to be the first large step in the fight for environmental justice.

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A document was published by the United Church of Christ in which it detailed the many ways in which landfills and waste sites disproportionately targeted low-income and Black neighborhoods. The study found that over 15 million Black Americans, 8 million Hispanics, half of all Asian/Pacific Islanders, and half of all Native Americans live in communities with hazardous and uncontrolled waste sites.

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The West Harlem Environmental Action was founded, addressing the struggles in the West Harlem community regarding the North River Sewage Treatment Plant, along with various other environmental hazards. The West Harlem Environmental Action was New York's first act that was meant to support the environment and health of communities of color.

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Carol M. Browner of the EPA, created the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council in order to address concerns regarding environmental issues across the nation and how it targets minority groups.

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EPA council and the Clinton Administration issues the "EPA Statutory and Regulatory Authorities Under Which Environmental Justice Issues May Be Addressed in Permitting." This addressed the many resources and ways in which environmental justice issues can be handled. This included the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, etc.

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Community Action for a Renewed Environment Program was created by the EPA to help give grants and funding to nonprofit organizations, universities, local governments, etc. to help combat environmental injustice.

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The EPA held a science symposium in which it discussed the many ways in which climate change disproportionately impacts low-income, indigenous, or ethnic minority groups. This was a very important conversation that led to later impacts on governmental lawmaking.

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The EPA produced an agenda in which it specifically addressed the concerns for the years 2016-2020. The main goals of the agenda are to 1. address environmental injustice in targeted communities. 2. Work with other communities and organizations to support overburdened communities. 3. Work to close the gap on environmental injustice.