Category Archives: Environmental justice

EPA Seeks Applicants for $1.2 Million in Environmental Justice Grants to Address Local Health and Environmental Issues

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting grant applications for $1.2 million in funding to support projects designed to research, educate, empower and enable communities to understand and address local health and environmental issues. Eligible applicants from non-profit, faith-based … Continue reading →

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EPA Forms New Group to Increase Tribes' Role in Chemical Management and Pollution Prevention Activities

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is forming a new tribal committee to provide tribes with an opportunity for greater input on issues related to toxic chemicals and pollution prevention. The move is part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s priority to … Continue reading →

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Environmental Leaders, Cabinet Secretaries to Participate in First White House Environmental Justice Forum

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Laura B.

On December 15, Obama administration officials will convene the first-ever White House Forum on Environmental Justice. Environmental leaders from across the country will attend the day-long forum featuring White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, EPA Administrator Lisa … Continue reading →

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EPA Awards $1.9 Million in Environmental Justice Grants

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1.9 million in environmental justice grants to 76 non-profit organizations and local governments working on environmental justice issues nationwide. The grants are designed to help communities understand and address environmental challenges and … Continue reading →

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EPA Hosts Historic Meeting on Environmental Justice

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Laura B.

Today, for the first time in more than a decade, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair, Nancy Sutley, reconvened the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (EJ IWG) in a … Continue reading →

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Applications Accepted through August 13th for Achievements in Environmental Justice Awards Program

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Laura B.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Achievements in Environmental Justice Awards Program recognizes community-initiated, multistakeholder partnerships that address local environmental justice concerns and result in positive environmental and human health benefits in communities. The goal is to encourage … Continue reading →

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EPA Releases Rulemaking Guidance on Environmental Justice

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing an interim guidance document to help agency staff incorporate environmental justice into the agency’s rulemaking process.  The rulemaking guidance is an important and positive step toward meeting EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s … Continue reading →

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EPA Announces Environmental Justice Video Contest: Faces of the Grassroots

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring an environmental justice video contest that challenges professional or aspiring filmmakers to create videos that capture the faces of the environmental justice movement. The Faces of the Grassroots contest is an opportunity to … Continue reading →

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EPA, Congressional Black Caucus Announce Joint Environmental Justice Tour

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Laura B.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and U.S. Representative Barbara Lee, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, today announced plans to visit American communities most ravaged by environmental degradation and pollution. The joint EPA-CBC Environmental Justice Tour will … Continue reading →

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EPA Awards $800,000 for Environmental Justice Projects in Five States

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Laura B.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a total of $800,000 to five state government agencies to support state efforts to work with communities to address environmental and public health issues, such as childhood lead poisoning and exposure to air … Continue reading →

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