Case Number: SLS No. 98-028
Title: Siting a Hazardous Waste Facility in Warren County, North Carolina

Case Files: Case (6 pages)

Author: Flora Y. F. Chu, Lecturer; Barton H. (“Buzz”) Thompson, Jr., Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law

Abstract: This case study examines one of the first environmental justice cases in the United States, the siting of a hazardous waste facility in Warren County, North Carolina. The case can be used as an introduction to environmental justice topics, and as a beginning point for discussions on the role of science in addressing these types of disputes.

Key Words: Environmental justice, environmental equity, distributive justice, environmental contamination, hazardous waste.