This Article explores the way in which women activists--and the feminist strategies they contribute--help shape the meaning and pursuit of environmental justice. [FN8] It shows how methods associated with feminism have contributed to the movement's premier concerns for family safety and social equality and have prompted creative ways to identify and attack a broad range of environmental threats. The Article is divided into four parts. Part I briefly surveys the participation of women in the environmental justice movement and examines the reasons why so many women become involved in grassroots environmental struggles. Part II shows how the strategies and goals of the environmental justice movement reflect "feminist methods" developed by women's rights activists and feminist scholars. Part III notes a potential conflict between feminist theory, born primarily of white middle-class women, and the multiracial environmental justice movement. In response, I suggest that recent developments in ecofeminist theory can help bridge this gap. Finally, Part IV illustrates the practical link between feminist theory and environmental justice by applying them to risk assessment, a major element of environmental policy.