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Addressing Cumulative Impacts in Environmental Justice Communities: Ironbound Case Study

This report discusses the cumulative impacts of environmental factors on the Ironbound community in Newark, NJ. It includes recommendations from the EJAC on vulnerable communities, additional analysis requirements, and strategies to reduce existing impacts and air pollution burdens. The report also emphasizes empowering citizens, municipal officials, and union members. NJDEP's progress, Ironbound CARE project, and EPA grant-funded initiatives are highlighted. The report identifies key environmental issues and vulnerability indicators, such as air pollution, waste facilities, brownfields, and lack of green spaces. Recommendations for addressing these issues include policy development at state and local levels, implementing action strategies like PM 2.5 standards and brownfield cleanups, and promoting a cumulative impacts approach in planning and zoning decisions.

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Addressing Cumulative Impacts in Environmental Justice Communities: Ironbound Case Study

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  1. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS from the EJAC to the IRONBOUND COMMUNITY of Newark, NJ Ana I. Baptista, Ph.D. Ironbound Community Corp. Clean Air Council Hearing April 13, 2011

  2. OVERVIEW • EJAC Recommendations on Cumulative Impacts • Ironbound CARE Cumulative Impacts Project • What’s Needed to move to a Cumulative Impacts Policy at the State and Local levels

  3. EJAC Cumulative Impacts Report EJAC Subcommittee on Cumulative Impacts – BIAS for ACTION STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, March 2009 • IDENTIFY VULNERABLE AND BURDENED COMMUNITIES • ADOPT REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS IN THESE HOT SPOT AREAS • REDUCE OR ELIMINATE EXISTING IMPACTS IN BURDENED OR VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS • REDUCE AIR POLLUTION BURDEN IN THE STATE OVERALL • IMPROVE TECHNICAL TOOLS • EDUCATE & INVOLVE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS • EMPOWER CITIZENS • EMPOWER UNION MEMBERS & WORKERS • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF NJDEP

  4. NJDEP Progress • EJAC hosted public hearing • New EO committed to exploring issue • NJDEP developed a tool with environmental data • Assigned a Governor’s Office – EJ liaison • Commitment from DHSS to staff EJAC • Support for Ironbound process

  5. IRONBOUND CARE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS PROJECT US EPA grant - CARE https://sites.google.com/a/ironboundcc.org/ironboundcare/home 2 year process to gather information and make decisions about priority issues and action steps Privilege Bias for Action and a cumulative impacts approach

  6. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ISSUE #1: Air pollution ISSUE #2: Unfair share of waste related facilities ISSUE #3: Brownfields – Contaminated land & groundwater ISSUE #4: Lack of trees, parks and recreational space ISSUE #5: Quality of life issues ISSUE #6: Indoor toxics and air pollution ISSUE #7: Workplace health & safety Vulnerability INDICATORS – public health issues, socio economic status, etc.

  7. ISSUE #1: AIR POLLUTION: Hazardous Pollutants and Sensitive Areas

  8. ISSUE #2: UNFAIR SHARE OF WASTE-RELATED FACILITIES Waste-Related Facilities by Category

  9. ISSUE #3: BROWNFIELDS: Contaminated Sites and Population Density

  10. ISSUE #4: LACK OF TREES, PARKS & RECREATIONAL SPACETree Canopy Cover

  11. Combined Sources

  12. EPA Modeled Predictions PM2.5 *****DRAFT****

  13. NATA Total Cancer Risk (2002) *****DRAFT****

  14. Next Steps - Recommendations Move ahead with finalizing cumulative impact tool at the state level and develop implementation policies for permitting and resource allocation Develop policy tools at the local level to promote cumulative impacts approach in planning and zoning Implement action strategies that alleviate cumulative burdens – PM 2.5 standards, diesel retrofits, brownfields clean ups, greenspaces, etc.

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