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National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program Focuses on...
By Melinda Downing As the Department of Energy’s Environmental Justice Program Manager, I am committed to making environmental justice a reality. That means ensuring that all stakeholders are informed...
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What Environmental Justice in Action is All About
By Mustafa Ali Nothing brings about change faster than when local communities get involved and organize to improve the conditions in their cities, towns, and neighborhoods. Over the years, I have...
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Environmental Justice: From Strategic Planning to Action
By Gary S. Guzy What does it take to integrate environmental justice principles into our programs and services? The answers poured in enthusiastically from senior officials across the Federal...
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Check out our new Video Series Commemorating 20 years of the Agency Working...
By Charles Lee Since EPA first started working to advance environmental justice in 1992 by creating the Office of Environmental Equity (later renamed the Office of Environmental Justice), a lot of...
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Nuestras Raíces: How we Turned Environmental Justice into Action
By Giovanna Di Chiro Nuestras Raíces Clean Air Event, 2011 When I first started working with Nuestras Raíces, I was inspired by the passion and commitment of Holyoke, Massachusetts’ young Puerto Rican...
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Help Expand the Conversation on Permitting
By: Carol Ann Siciliano Over the last two years, my EPA colleagues Janet McCabe, Ira Leighton and I have had the privilege of talking with people inside and outside EPA about ways to promote greater...
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EPA Seeking Feedback on Beta Tool to Address Community Environmental Issues
By Dr. Valerie Zartarian and Dr. Andrew Geller Communities and individuals are faced with exposure to many different kinds of pollution, like lead, air pollution, water pollution, and toxics in fish....
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Public Health Solutions to Advance Environmental Justice
By Ryan Fitzpatrick Before attending law school I lived in Mid City New Orleans, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. The neighborhood kids would frequently come over after school to hang out,...
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Do you Know if your Waterway is Polluted?
Doug Norton Pollution in the Potomac River “How’s My Waterway?” Can you answer this question about your favorite vacation lake, or the river where you walk with your dog? Are streams in your community...
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My Journey as a Student in Understanding and Assessing the Impacts of Pesticides
By Sonam Gill Growing up I spent the occasional weekend with my parents and brothers on Interstate 99 driving down from the Bay Area to Selma and Visalia, Calif. to visit family. While bickering with...
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You Can Help Make Better Government Policies
By Victoria Robinson As the designated federal officer for the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC), I’m happy to announce that EPA is inviting nominations to be considered for...
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Click here to view the embedded video. Originally posted on the White House Blog By Administrator Lisa P. Jackson When I first became Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, I made a...
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Strong Leaders Matter
Click here to view the embedded video. By Mustafa Santiago Ali Leadership is important. In the many years I have worked on environmental issues, I have never seen such a rapid transformation around the...
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Where Environmental Justice, Smart Growth, and Equitable Development Meet
By Megan McConville It all started after Hurricane Katrina. In a previous job as a communications specialist at an environmental nonprofit, I went to New Orleans’ Ninth Ward to train residents to talk...
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The Path to Sustainable Communities Starts Here!
By Camilla Warren My first Brownfields Conference was Boston, 2004 – a chilly, wet event where my eyes were opened to the possibilities for revitalizing all brownfields: urban, rural, industrial,...
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Government by the People: Looking Back at the NEJAC After 20 Years
By Richard Moore Richard speaking at 1991 People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit 20 years ago, when I was appointed as one of the first members to the National Environmental Justice Advisory...
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Putting Sustainability within Reach of Environmental Justice Communities
By Carlton Eley I am an urban planner who works on environmental justice at the EPA. I believe certain things to be true: professional ethics require speaking up for citizens who may not have a voice...
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Dynamic Redevelopment for Everyone
Mariposa is home to a diverse group of residents who benefit from neighborhood events, nearby amenities, and proximity to public transit. Photo courtesy of the Denver Housing Authority. By Brett...
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Embracing Environmental Justice: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of E.O. 12898
Click here to view the embedded video. By Administrator Gina McCarthy EPA’s mission to protect public health and the environment is driven by a fundamental belief that regardless of who you are or...
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Evolving Visions of Environmental Justice: An EJ Pioneer’s Reflections on EO...
By Charles Lee In 1994, I had the distinct honor of being invited to the Oval Office for President Clinton’s signing of Executive Order (EO) 12898 on environmental justice (EJ). As one of the persons...
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