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Environmental Justice
Related Information
Links
- EPA National EJ Page
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- New York Department of Environmental Conservation
- Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Resources
- EJ Geographic Assessment Tool
- Internet Mapping Tools
- Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
- Enforcement and Compliance History Online
Contacts
Terry Wesley
Environmental Justice Coordinator
(212)637-5027
Tasha Frazier
Environmental Justice Assistant
(212)637-3861
Environmental Justice (EJ) is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
Fair treatment means that no group of people, including any racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic group, should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, municipal and commercial operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and policies.
Meaningful involvement means that potentially affected community residents have an appropriate opportunity to participate in decisions about a proposed activity that will affect their environment and/or health. This is important because the public's contribution can influence the regulatory agency's decision. An agency should strive to facilitate the involvement of those potentially affected and ensure the concerns of all participants involved will be considered in the decision making process.
Region 2 Interim Environmental Justice Policy HTML | PDF [PDF 511K, 56 pp] (December 2000): Region 2's Interim Environmental Justice Policy addresses the requirements of President Clinton's Executive Order #12898 [PDF 122K, 6 pp] and method Region 2 staff are expected to use when evaluating and assessing environmental justice concerns in the region's communities.
Environmental Justice Programs: EPA Region 2 is very active in local environmental justice issues. Its annual action plan [PDF 190K, 27 pp] represents the environmental justice commitments of the region.
Grants: There are many funding opportunities within Region 2. Specific grants offered for environmental justice programs are the Environmental Justice Small Grants and Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving (EJ CPS) Cooperative Agreement Program. If you would like to apply for a grant, you can download our application kit.
