Utahns’ Understanding & Support of Environmental Equity & Justice

Authors

Dallin Johnson, Utah State University
Jordan Rowley, Utah State UniversityFollow
Stacia Ryder, Utah State UniversityFollow
Jennifer E. Givens, Utah State UniversityFollow
Avery C. Edenfield, Utah State UniversityFollow
Harley Thomas, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

8-2025

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Abstract

Utah faces its fair share of environmental problems. Top concerns among residents are issues of drought, air quality, and the drying of the Great Salt Lake (1). However, research suggests that the impacts of environmental issues like disasters, pollution, resource overuse and climate change are not shared equally across society (2). This is a challenge for environmental justice, which maintains the need for fair treatment and outcomes for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, and class, with respect to the enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies (3). Put more simply, everyone is entitled to a clean and healthy environment where they “live, work and play.”

Comments

Funding provided by: USU College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS), Center for Intersectional Gender Studies & Research, Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, & Air, and from CHaSS Alumni, Jorrien & Tiera Peterson, and their company Made by Fell

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Dallin; Rowley, Jordan; Ryder, Stacia; Givens, Jennifer E.; Edenfield, Avery C.; and Thomas, Harley, "Utahns’ Understanding & Support of Environmental Equity & Justice" (2025). Utah People and Environment Poll (UPEP). Paper 20.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/canri_projects/20