All social justice issues have environmental dimensions, so we must identify these. For example, does affordable housing include energy saving technologies to minimize CO2 emissions? We know children affected by air pollution suffer higher rates of asthma. They need access to health care, but they also deserve reduced pollution to improve their overall health. We must combat hunger and find ways to improve access to healthier food for low income people. We must look for ways to build new relationships in disadvantaged communities.

How might we work to restore earth justice?

• investigate impacts on poor and/or indigenous communities, such as drought, erosion, or flooding that result in loss of homeland and forced migration, famine, disease, etc.
• work to mitigate pollution sources sited near disadvantaged communities,
• promote investment in infrastructure to prevent disasters such as floods, toxic spills, etc.
• reverse unsafe conditions or practices in our church facilities that may impact employees, neighbors, or congregants, e.g. toxic cleaning supplies, asbestos, or mold, etc.
• support efforts to reduce loss of species diversity and habitat degradation impacting non-human species.