Speaker: Madeleine Scammell
The session “Integrating Environmental Justice Considerations into Policy and Regulatory Decision-Making: Progress and Barriers ” was held at HEI’s 2024 Annual Conference on April 29, 2024.
Timing Breakdown:
0:00:00 – Introduction; Madeleine Scammell, Boston University
0:06:07 – Leveraging community and academic expertise for environmental justice policy and decision-making; Ana Baptista, The New School and Tishman Environment and Design Center
0:22:45 – Integrating Environmental Justice into USDOT practices and policies; Veronica McBeth, Department of Transportation
0:39:58 – Integrating Environmental Justice into USEPA practices and policies; Christopher Frey, EPA ORD, USA and Onyemaechi Nweke, EPA OEJ
1:07:26 – María Belén Power, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs; Deneen Simpson, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection; and Sofia Owen, Alternatives for Community and Environment
1:45:34 – Panel Discussion and Q&A
2:10:40 – Closing Remarks; Neeta Thakur, University of California, San Francisco
Session Overview:
Chairs: Madeleine Scammell, Boston University, USA and HEI Environmental Justice Oversight Panel, and Neeta Thakur, University of California, San Francisco, USA, HEI Research Committee, and HEI Environmental Justice Oversight Panel.
Following Executive Order 12898 and, more recently, establishment of the Environmental Justice (EJ) 40 initiative under Executive Order 14008, US government agencies have been making efforts to incorporate EJ into their policy and regulatory decision-making. In addition, EJ advocates and advisory groups have pushed for government agencies to integrate EJ into policymaking to address the overlapping environmental and social inequities comprehensively. This session will explore local, state, and federal government agency successes and barriers in integrating EJ into policymaking and regulation and recommended paths forward.
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