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EJ 2020: Environmental Justice Action Agenda

EPA's strategic plan for environmental justice from 2016-2020, focused on deepening EJ in EPA programs, working with partners, and demonstrating measurable progress. Public comments are solicited to strengthen the final plan's commitments and ensure meaningful community participation.

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EJ 2020: Environmental Justice Action Agenda

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  1. EJ 2020 Action AgendaEPA’s Environmental Justice 2016 - 2020 Strategic Plan May 2016

  2. Presentation Outline EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  3. What Is EJ 2020? • EJ 2020 is EPA’s strategic plan for environmental justicefor the years 2016-2020 • EJ 2020 builds on the foundation of EJ 2014 and thirty years of work by communities and partners • EJ 2020 takes environmental justice to the next level EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  4. Why it Matters? “Clean water and clean air don’t just happen, especially in low-income and minority communities. These are essential resources that we have to invest in protecting and that starts with communities, cities, states and tribes. This problem isn’t easy. We won’t fix it overnight. It’s only when we work together that we will be able to deliver these basic rights to every American, no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they make.  Everyone deserves to have their health protected from environmental exposures.” - EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  5. Vision By 2020, we envision an EPA that integrates environmental justice into everything we do, cultivates strong partnerships to improve on-the-ground results, and charts a path forward for achieving better environmental outcomes and reducing disparities in the nation’s most overburdened communities. Achieving this vision will help to make our vulnerable, environmentally burdened, and economically disadvantaged communities healthier, cleaner and more sustainable places in which to live, work, play and learn. EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  6. EJ 2020 Goals EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  7. Goal 1 – Deepen EJ in EPA Programs EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  8. Goal 2 – Work with Partners EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  9. Goal 3 – Demonstrate Measurable Progress EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  10. Taking EJ to the Next Level EJSCREEN Overview Presentation

  11. Key Anticipated Results EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  12. Timeline EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  13. Public Comments • EPA soliciting input on the draft EJ 2020 Action Agenda to strengthen the final plan’s commitments and to ensure meaningful community participation • The draft plan is available at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ej-2020-action-agenda • The public comment period will last from May 23, 2016 to July 7, 2016 • Please send comments to ejstrategy@epa.gov • Or contact Charles Lee at lee.charles@epa.gov EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

  14. EJ 2020 Contacts EJ 2020 Overview Presentation

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