News & Updates from CUER
Explore the challenges of illiteracy among Afghan refugees and the urgent need for education rights in the report by CUNY Law’s Human Rights & Gender Justice (HRGJ) Clinic, MADRE, the Gender Persecution…
Research & Publications
Environmental Justice: Law Policy and Regulation, the most recent environmental advocacy book by Rebecca Bratspies, Law Professor at CUNY Law and founding Director of CUER, is used in schools across the country.
Renewable Rikers: A Plan for Restorative Environmental Justice, by Rebecca Bratspies, Loyola Law Review, New Orleans, Vol. 66, 2021.
The Human Right to Environmental Information, by Professors Rebecca M. Braspies & Sarah Lamdan published in 2019.
Reasoning Up to Human Rights: Environmental Rights as Customary International Law, by Rebecca Bratspies in The Human Right to a Healthy Environment, 2018.
the Environmental Justice Chronicles
You don’t have to be a superhero to save the planet
In their unique comic series, Professor Rebecca Bratspies and illustrator Charlie LaGrecca bring to life the grassroots crusades of New York City siblings determined to stand up for their neighborhood. From local land use to toxic waste, as well as the importance of the census, these comics inspire as much as they impart.
Available for free to educators, advocates, and organizers alike, some in multiple languages or coloring page formats, these comics were written for youth but appeal to all ages.
Public Comment
A mechanism built into the federal rule-making process, the request for public comment is a requirement of any and all proposed federal agency regulations on their path to being passed by Congress.
CUER students and faculty regularly submit comments reporting on crucial environmental issues that often lie at intersections of racial justice, climate action, and more.
- Public Comment 4.20.21, Prof. Rebecca M. Bratspies on Behalf of CUER to the City Council Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management.
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- Public-Comment 3.17.15
Noise Pollution
In collaboration with its Fellows, Queens public school students, and other New Yorkers, CUER has created resources and championed advocacy initiatives aimed at combatting noise pollution.
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