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Environmental News
LaTonya Sanders
(913) 551-7003
sanders.latonya@epa.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2004
KANSAS CITY, KAN., ST. LOUIS GROUPS EACH GET $100,000 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANTS
The Oak Grove Neighborhood Association, Kansas City, Kan., and Neighbors Assisting Neighbors, St. Louis, Mo., are two of 30 community based organizations across the country to launch projects that address local environmental and public health issues using a collaborative problem-solving approach.
Each organization will receive $100,000 over three years under the EPA Office of Environmental Justice’s Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement Program. To accomplish the goals of these projects, the recipients will form partnerships with other affected community and grassroots organizations, local governments, health care providers, industry, and academia. This program was established in 2003 to provide financial assistance to eligible, affected local community-based organizations.
More information about the Environmental Justice’s Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program is available at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-cps-grants.html
Environmental Justice is the fair treatment of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws and policies.
EPA Region 7 Award Recipients:
Oak Grove Neighborhood Association (OGNA), Kansas City,
Kan.
Project: Back to the Park: Collaborative Problem Solving
in the Oak Grove Community
Goal: To advance the community-driven redevelopment
of John Garland Park, a redeveloped landfill in the low-income Oak Grove
neighborhood that was closed in the late 1980s because of environmental
concerns related to gas venting and water
contamination.
Neighbors Assisting Neighbors, St. Louis, Mo.
Project: Mid County Community Clean Sweep
Goal: To address population loss in the inner suburbs
of St. Louis County by improving the area’s environmental outlook,
including the promotion of reuse and recycling through cleanup campaigns.
The project also aims to raise awareness of environmental hazards affecting
the health of the community.
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Brownfields 2004
September 20 - 22, 2004
St. Louis, Mo.
