ECOS helps facilitate environmental justice and Title VI related discussions amongst state and federal partners.
- ECOS Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Vision, Principles, & Priorities
- ECOS EJ and Title VI Questions for EPA
Please note: ECOS will look to update these documents and revise them periodically, as appropriate. These documents were last updated in November 2022.
State Information on Environmental Justice, Community Engagement, and Title VI
ECOS EJ Workgroup
The ECOS EJ Workgroup held 10 calls in 2022. The below video recordings are from five state presentations.
- Engaging with Local Government in South Carolina, April 18, 2022
- Building Community Capacity in Michigan, May 16, 2022
- Defining Disadvantaged Communities in New York, June 24, 2022
- Employing Mapping Tools in California, August 15, 2022
- Employing Mapping Tools in Washington, August 15, 2022
U.S. EPA Resources
- U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights
- Environmental Justice Webpage
- Programs and Projects of the Office of General Counsel (OGC)
- State and Local Government — Environmental Justice Training for States
- External Civil Rights Webpage
- EJSCREEN: Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool
- EPA Equity Action Plan, April 2022
- EPA Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice, May 2022
- EPA Interim Environmental Justice and Civil Rights in Permitting FAQs, August 2022
- ORD Cumulative Impacts Research, September 2022
- OLEM EJ Action Plan, September 2022
- Principles for Addressing Environmental Justice Concerns in Air Permitting, December 2022
- Form 4700-4 Process Revision Overview, December 2022
- EPA Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice: Cumulative Impacts Addendum, January 2023
Other Federal Resources
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Environmental Justice Index, a tool to help public health officials identify areas most at risk of environmental health problems. It was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and HHS’s Office of Environmental Justice.
Other Links
- U.S. EPA Region 9 and CalEPA MOU on Collaborative Efforts on Enforcement and Compliance Assurance in Overburdened Communities, September 2021
- U.S. EPA Region 8 and CDPHE MOU on Advancing EJ Through Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Efforts in Disproportionately Impacted Communities, March 2022
Title VI Workshops
ECOS coordinated with U.S. EPA’s External Civil Rights Compliance Office in hosting a three-part series of workshops on Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Presentation slides from each workshop can be found below.
- Workshop #1: Title VI 101
- Workshop #2: Civil Rights Procedural Requirements and Best Practices
- Workshop #3: Ensuring Compliance with Anti-Discrimination Requirements—Application to Permitting and Other Issues
Environmental Justice & Title VI News in the States
Environmental Justice & Title VI Documents from ECOS
Dec 2022
Environmental Justice and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act Team
ECOS EJ & Title VI Steering Committee Members
- Serena McIlwain, Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment, (Co-chair)
- Jim Macy, Director, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (Co-chair)
- Myra Reece, Director, Environmental Affairs, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
- Jon Niermann, Chairman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Shawn LaTourette, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
ECOS Staff Members
- Paulina Lopez-Santos/plopezsantos@ecos.org
- Miranda Chien-Hale/mchien-hale@ecos.org
