The practice of redlining - a discriminato ry practice withholding services and financial investment in neighborhoods classified as "hazardous" (typically low-income or with a majority of min ority residents) &ndash\; has ongoing impacts throughout our area. "Does Y our Zip Code Impact Your Whole Life?" examines the impact where you grow u p has on your life. This series examines areas of life\, including health\ , education\, housing\, wealth\, and more. Join us as we take a deep look at the effects of redlining in our communities\, environmental injustices in communities of color\, and how it effects our health. \;
\nDr . Carlton Waterhouse \;is an international expert on environmental law and environmental justice\, as well as reparations and redress for histor ic injustices. He recently testified on the importance of reparations for African Americans before the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States. \; He is a Fulbright research sc holar and is a board member of the Environmental Law Institute. \; His views have been published in the \;New York Times\, \;the \;W all Street Journal\, and other media outlets. He is a highly sought-after speaker who regularly addresses national and international audiences. His forthcoming book with Cambridge University Press explores the historic and contemporary role of the United States Supreme Court in maintaining racia l hierarchy. His scholarship includes essays\, articles\, and book chapter s focused on the ethical and legal dimensions of environmental justice and reparations.
\nProfessor Waterhouse is a graduate of the Pennsylvan ia State University\, where he studied engineering and the ethics of techn ology before deciding to study law. He is a graduate of the Howard Univers ity School of Law. While in law school\, he served as an intern with the L awyers&rsquo\; Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
\nAfter completing law school \, Professor Waterhouse began his career as an attorney with the EPA\, whe re he served in the Office of Regional Counsel in Atlanta\, Georgia and th e Office of General Counsel in Washington\, D.C. At the EPA\, he served as the chief counsel for the agency in several significant cases and as a na tional and regional expert on environmental justice\, earning three of the Agency&rsquo\;s prestigious national awards. His responsibilities at the EPA included enforcement actions under numerous environmental statutes\, t he development of regional and national policy on Environmental Justice an d the application of the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to the E PA permitting actions.
\nProfessor Waterhouse graduated with honors from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University with a Master of T heological Studies degree and from the Emory University Graduate School wi th a Ph.D. in Social Ethics.
\nUsing an interdisciplinary approach\, Professor Waterhouse examines civil rights and human rights issues in his scholarship and service. \; Professor Waterhouse actively participate s in national and local organizations protecting civil rights and formerly served on a advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil R ights. He teaches property law\, environmental law\, and administrative la w related courses and is building the Howard University Environmental Just ice Center at Howard Law School. \;
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