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Achieving Environmental Justice
Environmental justice is defined as equal
protection from environmental and public
health hazards for all people regardless of
race, income, culture, and social class.
According to the US Environmental Protection
Agency, environmental justice means:
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“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.” |
Fair treatment means that no group of people,
including a racial, ethnic, or a socioeconomic
group, should bear a disproportionate share of
the negative environmental consequences
resulting from industrial, municipal, and
commercial operations or the execution of
federal, state, local, and tribal programs and
policies. Everyone deserves a clean, healthy
environment
SCDG offers a
training program that strengthens organizational
expertise in achieving environmental justice.
Training includes:
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·
the
history of environmental justice
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statutory and other legal
authorities
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regulatory approaches and permits
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litigation, case studies and trends
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identifying disparate impacts
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working with local stakeholders and
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multi-stakeholder engagement
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This
training works for executives, managers and
a broad range of employees.
It can also
be tailored to cities, states, regions,
international issues and specific needs. We
work with clients to develop the expertise
that supports analysis of adverse health or
environmental impacts, aggregate or
cumulative impacts, unique exposure
pathways, vulnerable or susceptible
populations, and lack of capacity to
participate in the decision making process.
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