Historically and today, environmental burdens -- such as exposure to the health risk of toxic chemicals -- have fallen more heavily on poor and minority communities than on others. These environmental injustices speak to how we value black lives. The environmental movement is a movement of people working for the right to a clean and healthy environment for all. Virginia Murphy (Faculty, STP Program, RC) will provide an overview of the EJ movement in the United States. Guy Williams, the Director of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ) and the 2014 Michigan Green Leader Winner, will discuss the work of his organization. Since 1994, DWEJ has been a voice for environmental justice in Michigan, dedicated to empowering urban residents to take a meaningful role in the decision-making processes that impact their communities and help create neighborhoods where people can really live.