EPA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE "EPA will continue to implement its programs and activities to ensure that they do not adversely affect populations with critical environmental and public health issues, including minority and low-income communities." Stephen L. Johnson |
HighlightsCY2007 - FY2008 OSWER EJ Action Plan (27 pp, 211K, About PDF) OSWER Environmental Justice Success Stories Report (FY 2004-2005) (PDF) (54 pp, 1831K, About PDF) |
| EPA defines Environmental Justice (EJ) as the "fair treatment for people of all races, cultures, and incomes, regarding the development of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." Over the last decade, attention to the impact of environmental pollution on particular segments of our society has been steadily growing. Concern that minority populations and/or low-income populations bear a disproportionate amount of adverse health and environmental effects, led President Clinton to issue Executive Order 12898 in 1994, focusing Federal agency attention on these issues. EPA responded by developing the Environmental Justice Strategy which focuses on the Agency's efforts in addressing these concerns. | |
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Environmental Justice in Waste Programs
