ECHO and ECHO Notify: Do you know what data is out there?
Posted: October 12th, 2022
With different industries continuing to either expand their current facilities or build new facilities, public awareness and scrutiny has increased dramatically over the past few years. The public has started looking into different factors associated with facilities – including a […]
Read article
Another National EJ Tool – Environmental Justice Index
Posted: September 16th, 2022
On August 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a nation-wide place-based Environmental Justice (EJ) tool: the Environmental Justice Index (EJI). This tool aims to quantify the impact of environmental burden on communities from the […]
Read article
NJDEP Proposes Environmental Justice Rule
Posted: July 6th, 2022
New Jersey Department of Environmental Projection (NJDEP) has published a rule proposal for its Environmental Justice (EJ) program that would require facilities to address environmental and public health impacts they may have on overburdened communities (OBC) while obtaining a permit […]
Read articlePennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Releases New Draft Environmental Justice Policy
Posted: May 26th, 2022
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP or Department) Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) released a draft revision to the state’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Policy on March 12, 2022 (Document Number 012-0501-002). The document was open for public comments through […]
Read article
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Equity Action Plan to Support Environmental Justice Goals
Posted: May 4th, 2022
On April 14, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) released its Equity Action Plan (EAP), meeting the directive from Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government calling for each […]
Read article
Biden Administration Releases Two Environmental Justice Tools on the Same Day
Posted: February 24th, 2022
On February 18th, the Biden administration released two Environmental Justice (EJ)-related tools. First, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a beta version of the long-awaited Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. Later in the day, the U.S. […]
Read article
OLEM EJ Action Plan – What Does the Future Hold?
Posted: February 7th, 2022
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) Environmental Justice (EJ) Draft Action Plan was released on January 5, 2022 in response to President Biden’s two executive orders (EO), EO 13985 and EO […]
Read article
Recap of the Kentucky Chamber 24th Annual Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference
Posted: September 27th, 2021
The Kentucky Chamber hosted a hybrid (virtual and in-person) conference on August 12 -13, 2021 that included updates from the Kentucky Environmental and Energy Cabinet, consultants, lawyers, and corporate managers. A few notable items we heard are shared below. Air […]
Read article
EPA’s Power Plants and Neighboring Communities Tool – It’s Not Just for Power Plants
Posted: August 12th, 2021
On July 29th, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) held a webinar to introduce their Power Plants and Neighboring Communities web resource. The tool is built off the demographic and environmental information available in U.S. EPA’s EJSCREEN Environmental Justice […]
Read article
Ambient Monitoring Networks and Environmental Justice
Posted: August 5th, 2021
In May 2021 the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) virtually presented the Air Quality Measurements Conference. Amongst the many discussions around the advancements in measurements of air quality, the most common themes revolved around the advancement of citizen-science air […]
Read article