Environmental Justice

• Recommendations
• Roundtable Meetings
• Other NEJAC Correspondence

Recommendations

The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) provides independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on matters related to environmental justice.

The following NEJAC reports contain advice and recommendations to the Agency:

Date	Title
Jun 2014	Recommendations for Integrating Environmental Justice into the EPA's Research Enterprise (PDF) (65 pp, 1.6MB) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (1 pg, 507K)
Feb 2014	Recommendations Regarding the January 2014 Chemical Spill in Charleston, West Virginia (PDF) (2 pp, 170K) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (2 pp, 371K)
May 2013	Recommendations Regarding EPA Activities to Promote Environmental Justice in the Permit Application Process (PDF) (21 pp, 432K)
Feb 2013	Letter Recognizing the Accomplishments of Administrator Jackson in Advancing Environmental Justice (PDF) (2 pp, 53K)
Jan 2013	Model Guidelines for Public Participation: An Update to the 1996 NEJAC Model Plan for Public Participation (PDF) (25 pp, 251K)
Jan 2013	Recommendations for the Work Draft of EPA Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples (PDF) (3 pp, 107K)
Jan 2013	Recommendations for Fostering Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples (PDF) (49 pp, 710K)
Mar 2012	Recommendations for the Prevention of Chemical Plant Disasters (PDF) (2 pp, 36K) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (7 pp, 871K)
Nov 2011	Recommendations for EPA's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program (PDF) (3 pp, 320K)
Jul 2011	Recommendations for Ensuring Long-Term Engagement of Communities in Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration (PDF) (20 pp, 439K)
May 2011	NEJAC Comments on Plan EJ 2014 (PDF) (11 pp, 142K)
May 2011	Enhancing Environmental Justice in EPA Permitting Programs (PDF) (41 pp, 337K)
Aug 2010	Request to Provide Advise on EPA’s Draft Stragic Plan 2011-2015 (PDF) (2 pp, 76K)
May 2010	Recommendations for Nationally Consistent Environmental Justice Screening Approaches (PDF) (109 pp, 5.69MB)
Apr 2010	Recommendations for EPA's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program (PDF) (3 pp, 31K)
Apr 2010	Strategies to Enhance School Air Toxics Monitoring in Environmental Justice Communities (PDF) (24 pp, 134K) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (15 pp, 404K)
Nov 2009	Reducing Air Emissions Associated With Goods Movement: Working Towards Environmental Justice (PDF) (48 pp, 1.9MB) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (128 pp, 919K)
Aug 2009	Advice letter Rejecting the Use of Variances for Small Drinking Water Systems (PDF) (2 pp, 158K)
Sep 2008	Strengthening the Participation of Business and Industry in Environmental Justice, Green Business, and Sustainability (PDF) (3 pp, 49K)
Oct 2008	Recommendations for EPA's State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Initiative (PDF) (8 pp, 76K)
Dec 2007	NEJAC Initial Letter Regarding the Environmental Justice Strategic Enforcement Assessment Tool (PDF) (3 pp, 48K) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (1 pg, 20K)
Aug 2006	Future Mechanisms to Enhance Stakeholder Involvement and Engagement to Address Environmental Justice (PDF) (26 pp, 211K) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (2 pp, 153K)
Aug 2006	The 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations: Recommendations for Future Disaster Preparedness/Response (PDF) (25 pp, 219K) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (6 pp, 438K)
Aug 2006	Unintended Impacts of Redevelopment and Revitalization Efforts in Five Environmental Justice Communities (PDF) (40 pp, 284K) EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (4 pp, 234K)
Dec 2004	Ensuring Risk Reduction in Communities with Multiple Stressors: Environmental Justice and Cumulative Risks/Impacts (PDF) (178 pp, 2.6MB)
Nov 2004	Environmental Justice and Federal Facilities: Recommendations for Improving Stakeholder Relations Between Federal Facilities and Environmental Justice Communities (PDF) (94 pp, 1.4MB)
Oct 2004	Meaningful Involvement and Fair Treatment by Tribal Environmental Regulatory Programs (PDF) (68 pp, 408K)
Jun 2003	Advancing Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention (PDF) (167 pp, 1.3MB)
Nov 2002	Fish Consumption and Environmental Justice (PDF) (185 pp, 2.6MB)
May 2002	Integration of Environmental Justice in Federal Programs (PDF) (55 pp, 761K)
Feb 2001	Environmental Justice and Community-Based Health Model Discussion (91 pp, 1.2MB)
Nov 2000	Guide on Consultation and Collaboration with Indian Tribal Governments and the Public Participation of Indigenous Groups and Tribal Members in the Environmental Decision Making (PDF) (59 pp, 1.2MB)
Jul 2000	Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process: A Report from the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (PDF) (133 pp, 1.16MB)
Mar 2000	A Regulatory Strategy for Siting and Operating Waste Transfer Stations (PDF) (77 pp, 793K)
Feb 2000	Model Plan for Participation (PDF) (20 pp, 390K) El Plan Modelo Para Participacion Publica (PDF) (15 pp, 156K)
Jul 1996	Draft Memorandum on Integrating Environmental Justice into EPA Permitting Authority (PDF) (24 pp, 106K)
Dec 1996	Environmental Justice, Urban Revitalization, and Brownfields: the Search for Authentic Hope (PDF) (85 pg, 326K)

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EPA/NEJAC Roundtable Meetings

U.S. EPA/NEJAC Roundtable on Environmental justice in the U.S.-Mexico border region:

• Region 9, National City, California, August 19 - 21, 1999
  Border Environmental Justice Report (PDF) (171 pg, 1.3MB)

U.S. EPA/NEJAC Roundtables on Enforcement issues in EPA:

• Region 4 in Durham, North Carolina, December 11 - 13, 1997.
  
• Region 6, San Antonio, Texas, October 17 - 19, 1996 (PDF) (48 pg, 246K)

U.S. EPA/NEJAC Roundtable on Superfund Relocation issues:

• Pensacola, FL., May 2 - 4, 1996 (PDF) (62 pg, 172K)

• EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response maintains an index of Superfund Relocation Information; if you wish more information about relocation issues and policy.

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Other NEJAC Correspondence

• NEJAC Letter Acknowledging the Accomplishments of Former Administrator Jackson (2 pp, 52K)

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