Environmental Justice In EPA Permitting Reducing Pollution In High-Risk Communities Is Integral To The Agencys Mission December 2001 1972)
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Background: the environmental justice in permitting area builds off the successes and lessons learned during the implementation of plan ej 2014. The agency developed guidance on conducting enhanced outreach to communities and each epa region developed and is implementing a regional implementation plan for priority epa-issue permits.
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----- to incorporate environmental justice issues into permit decisions. Nejac responded by adopting a resolution calling upon epa to utilize more systematically existing statutory authority to address environmental justice through permitting decisions.
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Epa-environmental justice in the permitting process: a report from the public meeting on environmental permitting convened by the national environmental justice advisory council, arlington, virginia november 30-december 2, 1999 nejac recommendations report of ej permit processing you will need adobe reader to view some of the files on this page.
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In addition to the ability to search individual permits, and pursuant to public act 98-237, you can view the annual posting of permit information. By illinois requiring permits, it ensures that all federal and state environmental standards are being achieved. The illinois epa is comprised of three bureaus which require permitting.
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Overview epa has completed its commitments under plan ej 2014 to create a foundation for considering environmental justice concerns in the permitting process. The initial phase of the ej in permitting initiative focused on enabling overburdened communities to have full and meaningful access to the permitting process.
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