Resources from Past Events

2021 At What Point Managed Retreat: Resilience, Relocation and Climate Justice (recordings online from Columbia University)

2021 International Conference on Urban Green Space, Public Health, and Environmental Justice (Copenhagen, Denmark)

2021 Shifting Climate, Shifting People Center for Ecojustice Conference (Denver, CO)

2020 Global Environmental Justice Conference Recordings

Earth Day Decatur Webinar Recordings

Emory Climate Talks

Environmental Justice, Redlining, and the Climate Crisis

Environmental Justice and Natural Disasters/COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Meeting: Southeast and Caribbean Basin Region (Register at link)

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST

Virtual Event 

The Federal Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Environmental Justice (EJ) and Natural Disaster Subcommittee is hosting a two-hour virtual Town Hall Meeting to focus on the Southeast and Caribbean Basin Region (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. 

The purpose is to gain a better understanding of how natural disasters and COVID-19 impact minority, low-income, overburdened, and underserved communities, and how the federal government can better provide support to these communities to prepare and respond to their needs before, during, and after natural disasters.

The desired outcome is to gather lessons learned and best practices from on the ground voices, as well as identify action steps which the federal government can work on to better assist overburdened and underserved communities.

Event website and registration: https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/events.cfm?id=2611

March 17-19, 2021 National Environmentsl Justice Conference and Training Program (Washington, DC)

March 25-26, 2021 Environmenal Justice, Climate Change, and Racial Justice (online from Perdue Univeristy)

April 27-29, 2021 The State of Environmental Justice in America Conference

NEJAC Public Meetings

All scheduled meetings will be published in the Federal Register and sent out by the EPA-EJ Listserv.

See also: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council-meetings

Who Should Attend: These meetings are open to the public. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments relevant to the specific issues being considered by NEJAC.

Cost: Free

Questions: Please contact Karen Martin at nejac@epa.gov or by phone 202-564-0203.

For more information on the NEJAC, visit the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council site.

To learn about nominating yourself or another individual to the NEJAC, visit the Nominations to the NEJAC site.

White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) Public Meeting: May 11-12, 2022

The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) held a public meeting May 11-12, 2022 from approximately 3:00 - 7:00 PM E.T. each day. 

Members of the public were encouraged to provide comments relevant to climate resilience, the beta version of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, and the WHEJAC draft recommendations on the implementation of the Justice40 Initiative.

The WHEJAC is also received public comments relevant to federal disaster preparedness and relief and community resilience and on the following questions: 

• What type of support is needed for disadvantage communities to participate in federal disaster preparedness or relief programs? 

• How can Federal disaster relief and aid programs better serve disadvantaged communities that have historically received fewer federal benefits? 

• What process steps and information would help eliminate these disparities? 

• What steps can Federal agencies and the White House take to reduce disparities in climate change impacts for communities, including, but not limited to risks from, extreme heat, flood, wildfire, drought, and coastal challenges.

The meeting agenda and other meeting support materials including the public comments will be posted in the public docket EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0050 as they become available at http://www.regulations.gov.

To learn more about the WHEJAC and the public meeting, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council.

For questions about this event, please contact KarenL Martin at whejac@epa.gov or by phone 202-564-0203.

Past EJAAA Be Blitz in 2021:

We shared in an Environmental Justice Academy Alumni Be Blitz, where we shared our stories, goals, resources, and needs in 3 minutes or less:

Be you.

Introduce yourself, your organization and mission, and maybe one recent success.

Be succinct. 

Three minutes or less. We will cut you off if you go too long. Prepare and practice what you'll say, so you do it well (and within the time limit).

Be specific. 

What do you/your organization need right now? Pick one thing and be specific about it.

This could be to get the word out for a job your offering, or need for resources/infomation or capacity. Be specific:

Not just "I need more funding." but "I need $10k for mitigating lead in this multifamily housing unit."

Not just " I need a PR person." but "I need a PR person to design a website for me, write press releases, and to post updates regularly on social media."

Be generous. 

Again, the more specific the better. If you have lots of skills, pick one that you think would most benefit people in the group. What is a skill or experience/success you could share or help mentor someone else in? Have you started a 501c3 and you could help someone else get there? Do you have grant writing experience? What's your gift you could share with others?

The idea with this is to help us get to know each other, to let each other know the needs of others, and to know what types of things others have to offer. This is not to make people think you're the greatest organization/person ever, this is not to air all your frustrations, this is not to ask for everything you need. Vulnerability is okay and encouraged. We already love you and value you as alumni. We want to deepen the relationships between us.