Environmental Justice

The Charter of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) states that the advisory committee shall provide independent advice to the Administrator on areas that may include, among other things, “advice about EPA’s progress, quality and adequacy in planning, developing and implementing environmental justice strategies, projects and programs” relating to environment justice.

Information about previous NEJAC meetings is available online:

• Meeting summaries, transcripts, and/or reports from previous NEJAC meetings
• “Meeting Roundtables” to address specific issues
• "Public Dialogues" on Urban Revitalization and Brownfields Redevelopment

Upcoming Meeting

July 21 – 23, 2009: Public Meeting, Arlington, Virginia

Purpose:  The Council will participate in discussions about EPA priorities related to environmental justice, school air toxics monitoring, recommendations for goods movement impacts on air quality, and other topics.

• Date: Tuesday, July 21 through Thursday, July 23, 2009
• Location: Crowne Plaza Washington National Hotel, Arlington, Virginia
• Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day unless noted otherwise
• Register - form may be filled out online or printed, then mailed or faxed

Preliminary Agenda

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 (9:00 am to 5:30 pm)

• Welcome and Introductions
• Discussion: OEJ Overview
• Dialogue with the EPA Administrator (invited)
• Report Back: Scholl Air Toxics Monitoring Group
• Public Comment Period (6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
  • To provide a public comment, commenters must sign-up in advance or on-site
  • Comments are limited to five minutes
  • Written comments are also encouraged

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 (9:00 am to 5:30 pm)

• Dialogue with the EPA Environmental Justice Executive Steering Committee
• Discussion: Goods Movement Final Recommendations
• Panel: TBD
• Presentation: TBD

Thursday, July 23, 2009 (9:00 am to 3:00 pm)

• Report Back: EJ Screening Approaches Work Group
• Updates on NEJAC Actions
• Other Committee Business

Meeting Registration

• Please register - form may be filled out online or printed, then mailed or faxed.
• Advance registration closes July 13.  On-site Registration begins July 21 at 8:00 a.m.
• Contact: Stacy Stockton
  • EPA Support Contractor
    APEX Direct, Inc.
    956 S. Bartlett Road, #253 Bartlett, IL 60103
  • Phone: 770-997-7998
  • Fax: 770-997-2579
  • E-mail: meetings@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com



DISCLAIMER

The information, reports and recommendations listed on these pages are the products of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, an independent council created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to provide independent advice and recommendations on the subject of environmental justice to the EPA Administrator

The information, reports and recommendations found on this site reflect the opinions and views of the independent National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, and not necessarily the views or opinions of the U.S. EPA.