The goods of the earth are gifts from God, and they are intended by God for the benefit of everyone. There is a "social mortgage" that guides our use of the world's goods, and we have a responsibility to care for these goods as stewards and trustees, not as mere consumers and users. How we treat the environment is a measure of our stewardship, a sign of our respect for the Creator.
The Human Right to a Green Future: Environmental Rights and Intergenerational Justice by 
Environmental Justice and the Rights of Unborn and Future Generations: Law, Environmental Harm and the Right to Health by 
Care for Creation: Human Activity and the Environment by Environmental Justice
Environmental Protection--Religious Aspects
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David P. Gushee, Can a Sanctity-of-Human-Life Ethic Ground Christian Ecological Responsibility, 23 Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy 471 (2009).
Robert W. Lannan, Catholic Tradition, and the New Catholic Theology and Social Teaching on the Environment, 39 Catholic Lawyer 353 (2000).
Lucia A. Silecchia, Environmental Ethics from the Perspective of NEPA and Catholic Social Teaching: Ecological Guidance for the 21st Century, 28 William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review 659 (2004).