Environmental Justice

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:

• Strengthening the Participation of Business and Industry in Environmental Justice, Green Business, and Sustainability - September 2008 (3 pp, 49K)
  
  
• Recommendations for EPA's State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Initiative - October 2008 (8 pp, 76K)
  
  
• Future Mechanisms to Enhance Stakeholder Involvement and Engagement to Address Environmental Justice (PDF) -August 2006 (26 pp, 211K)
  • EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (2 pp, 153K)
  
  
• The 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations: Recommendations for Future Disaster Preparedness/Response (PDF) -August 2006 (25 pp, 219K)
  • EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (6 pp, 438K)
  
  
• Unintended Impacts of Redevelopment and Revitalization Efforts in Five Environmental Justice Communities (PDF) -August 2006 (40 pp, 284K)
  • EPA Response to Recommendations (PDF) (4 pp, 234K)
  
  
• Ensuring Risk Reduction in Communities with Multiple Stressors: Environmental Justice and Cumulative Risks/Impacts December 2004 (PDF) (178 pp, 2.6MB)

• Environmental Justice and Federal Facilities: Recommendations for Improving Stakeholder Relations Between Federal Facilities and Environmental Justice Communities November 2004 (PDF) (94 pp, 1.4MB)

• Meaningful Involvement and Fair Treatment by Tribal Environmental Regulatory Programs October 2004 (PDF) (68 pp, 408K)

• Advancing Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention: December 9-13, 2002

• Fish Consumption and Environmental Justice: December 3-6, 2001;

• NEJAC Report on Integration of Environmental Justice in Federal Programs: December 11, 12, and 14, 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) -November 2000 (59 pp, 1.2MB)

• Environmental Justice and Community-Based Health Model Discussion:May 23-26, 2000;

• A Regulatory Strategy for Siting and Operating Waste Transfer Stations (PDF) -March 2000 (77 pp, 793K)
  • Executive Summary (PDF) (14 pp, 167K)
  
  
• Model Plan for Participation (PDF) -February 2000 (20 pp, 390K)
  • El Plan Modelo Para Participacion Publica (PDF) -Febrero de 2000 (15 pp, 156K)
  
  
• Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process: A Report on the Public Meeting Convened by the NEJAC November 30-December 2, 1999.
  
  
• Public Dialogues on Urban Revitalization and Brownfields: Envisioning Healthy and Sustainable Communities (PDF) -December 1996 (85 pp, 628K)
  
  
• Draft Memorandum on Integrating Environmental Justice into EPA Permitting Authority (PDF) -July 1996 (24 pp, 106K)

Other Publications and Resources

• NEJAC Factsheet -September 2008 (2 pp, 145K)
  
  
• NEJAC Charter (PDF) -September 2006 (3 pp, 20K)
  
  
• NEJAC Strategic Plan (PDF) -November 2001 (22 pp, 449K)
  
  
• Report on the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Roundtable (PDF) -October 1996 (48 pp, 700K)
  
  
• U.S. EPA/NEJAC Roundtable on Superfund Relocation issues (PDF) -May 1996 (62 pp, 453K)
  
  
• NEJAC: Past Meetings Summaries