Environmental Justice

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Recommendations

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. Since 1993, NEJAC has provided a valuable forum for discussions abousut integrating environmental justice into EPA's programs, policies, and activities. The NEJAC has worked to shape agency policy including recommendations from the 1996 Brownfields report on Unintended Impacts from Revitalization that created the national Brownfields conference, as well as the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations Recommendations that helped shape the agency response to the Gulf Oil Spill.

Recommendation Reports

The following NEJAC reports and letters contain advice and recommendations to the Agency. You also may Search all Recommendations:

Date	Title
May 2015	Proposed Recommendations for Promoting Community Resilience in Environmental Justice Industrial Waterfront Areas
Sep 2014	Proposed Advice and Recommendations on Implementation of the EPA Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
Jun 2014	Recommendations for Integrating Environmental Justice into the EPA's Research Enterprise EPA Response to Recommendations
Feb 2014	Recommendations Regarding the January 2014 Chemical Spill in Charleston, West Virginia EPA Response to Recommendations

See previous years' reports:

Date	Title
May 2013	Recommendations Regarding EPA Activities to Promote Environmental Justice in the Permit Application Process
Feb 2013	Letter Recognizing the Accomplishments of Administrator Jackson in Advancing Environmental Justice
Jan 2013	Model Guidelines for Public Participation: An Update to the 1996 NEJAC Model Plan for Public Participation
Jan 2013	Recommendations for the Work Draft of EPA Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
Jan 2013	Recommendations for Fostering Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
Mar 2012	Recommendations for the Prevention of Chemical Plant Disasters EPA Response to Recommendations
Nov 2011	Recommendations for EPA's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
Jul 2011	Recommendations for Ensuring Long-Term Engagement of Communities in Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
May 2011	NEJAC Comments on Plan EJ 2014
May 2011	Enhancing Environmental Justice in EPA Permitting Programs
Aug 2010	Request to Provide Advise on EPA’s Draft Stragic Plan 2011-2015
May 2010	Recommendations for Nationally Consistent Environmental Justice Screening Approaches
Apr 2010	Recommendations for EPA's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
Apr 2010	Strategies to Enhance School Air Toxics Monitoring in Environmental Justice Communities EPA Response to Recommendations
Nov 2009	Reducing Air Emissions Associated With Goods Movement: Working Towards Environmental Justice EPA Response to Recommendations
Aug 2009	Advice letter Rejecting the Use of Variances for Small Drinking Water Systems
Sep 2008	Strengthening the Participation of Business and Industry in Environmental Justice, Green Business, and Sustainability
Oct 2008	Recommendations for EPA's State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Initiative
Dec 2007	NEJAC Initial Letter Regarding the Environmental Justice Strategic Enforcement Assessment Tool EPA Response to Recommendations
Aug 2006	Future Mechanisms to Enhance Stakeholder Involvement and Engagement to Address Environmental Justice EPA Response to Recommendations
Aug 2006	The 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations: Recommendations for Future Disaster Preparedness/Response EPA Response to Recommendations
Aug 2006	Unintended Impacts of Redevelopment and Revitalization Efforts in Five Environmental Justice Communities EPA Response to Recommendations
Dec 2004	Ensuring Risk Reduction in Communities with Multiple Stressors: Environmental Justice and Cumulative Risks/Impacts
Nov 2004	Environmental Justice and Federal Facilities: Recommendations for Improving Stakeholder Relations Between Federal Facilities and Environmental Justice Communities
Oct 2004	Meaningful Involvement and Fair Treatment by Tribal Environmental Regulatory Programs
Jun 2003	Advancing Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention
Nov 2002	Fish Consumption and Environmental Justice
May 2002	Integration of Environmental Justice in Federal Programs
Feb 2001	Environmental Justice and Community-Based Health Model Discussion
Nov 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
Jul 2000	Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process: A Report from the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Mar 2000	A Regulatory Strategy for Siting and Operating Waste Transfer Stations
Feb 2000	Model Plan for Participation (English and en Espanol)
Dec 1996	Environmental Justice, Urban Revitalization, and Brownfields: the Search for Authentic Hope
Jul 1996	Draft Memorandum on Integrating Environmental Justice into EPA Permitting Authority

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EPA/NEJAC Roundtable Meetings

The following reports contain general advice to the Agency; they do not reflect formal consensus recommendations.

Date	Location	Content
U.S. EPA/NEJAC Roundtable on Environmental justice in the U.S.-Mexico border region
August 19 - 21, 1999	Region 9, National City, California	Border Environmental Justice Report
U.S. EPA/NEJAC Roundtables on Enforcement issues in EPA
December 11 - 13, 1997	Region 4 in Durham, North Carolina	Region 4 Roundtable
October 17 - 19, 1996	San Antonio Texas	Region 6 Roundtable
U.S. EPA/NEJAC Roundtable on Superfund Relocation issues
May 2 - 4, 1996	Pensacola, FL	Superfund Relocation Roundtable*
*EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response maintains an index of Superfund Relocation Information; if you wish more information about relocation issues and policy.

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Other NEJAC Correspondence

NEJAC Letter Acknowledging the Accomplishments of Former Administrator Jackson

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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.

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