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Environmental Justice

  • $100 Million Available in Environmental Justice Grants

    EPA announced $100 million for environmental justice grants – the largest amount ever offered by the agency – to help underserved and overburdened communities across the country. Applications are due by April 10, 2023.

    Learn more about this opportunity

  • EPA Announces the New Office of Environmental Justice & External Civil Rights

    EPA established a new national office charged with advancing environmental justice and civil rights, elevating these critical issues to the highest levels of the government.

    Read more about this new office

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. This goal will be achieved when everyone enjoys:

Environmental Justice Factsheet Read the Factsheet about the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice.
  • The same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards, and
  • Equal access to the decision-making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work.

Still have questions? Contact your Regional Staff.

Grants and Resources

Grants and Resources
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  • EPA American Rescue Plan (ARP) Funding

Strategic Planning

EJ 2020 Action Agenda
  • Learn about Environmental Justice
  • EJ 2020 Action Agenda
  • Equitable Development
  • National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  • Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Journey to Justice Tour

Collaborative Partnerships

Environmental Justice in Your Community.
  • Community Voices
  • National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC)
  • White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC)
  • International Human Rights and Rights of Indigenous People
  • Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
 

This timeline presents EPA's involvement in the Environmental Justice Movement and the major events leading up to it. This is not meant to be an all inclusive history of the movement in general.

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Report possible violations of environmental laws and regulations.

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Last updated on January 10, 2023
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