EPA Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

EPA Region 7’s Environmental Justice (EJ) Program invites you to join our new quarterly Community Stakeholder Meeting. This meeting is open to all community members in Region 7 which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Nine Tribal Nations.

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.

During our first meeting, we plan to provide information on:

• EJ Implementation Plan
• Meaningful Involvement Policy
• Policy on Consultation with Indian Tribes
• Environmental and Climate Justice Grant Programs
• Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC)/Heartland Environmental Justice Center

This meeting will allow attendees to speak with EPA staff, ask questions, highlight concerns, and learn about EJ updates. Hearing from community members will help EPA better understand and more effectively serve local communities. This meeting will also provide an opportunity to network with other community members and organizations engaged in similar work.

EPA staff may not be able to answer all questions during the meeting, but we will track questions and refer them to the most appropriate subject matter expert within EPA Region 7. Language interpretation may be provided if requested during registration, see link below. You may submit any suggested topics of discussion or questions to: R7-EJ-Stakeholders@epa.gov

For any other questions, please call EPA Region 7’s customer service line at 1-800-223-0425 and ask for Monica Espinosa.

 

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This is a virtual meeting hosted by EPA Region 7. Register for language translation options.