Government Links

EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Federal Activities' website on the draft "Guidance for Incorporating Environmental Justice Issues in EPA's NEPA Compliance Analysis." This guidance is designed to assist EPA staff responsible for developing EPA compliance documentation as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and Environmental Assessments (EA), in addressing a specific concern -- environmental justice (EJ). It defines common EJ terms, illustrates the relevance of EJ issues in environmental analyses, heightens awareness of EPA staff in addressing EJ issues within NEPA analyses, presents methods for communication with the affected population throughout the NEPA process, and introduces EJ as a primary consideration to the NEPA process.

The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) is a federal advisory committee that was established by charter on September 30, 1993, to provide independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on matters related to environmental justice. The NEJAC is made up of 25 members, and one Designated Federal Official (DFO), who serve on a parent council that has seven subcommittees. Along with the NEJAC members who fill subcommittee posts, an additional 39 individuals serve on the various subcommittees.

Non-Governmental Links

African American Environmentalist Association is an environmental organization dedicated to protecting the environment, enhancing the human ecology, promoting the efficient use of nature resources and increasing African American participation in the environmental movement.

Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) develops resources to promote healthy, sustainable communities.

EarthJustice Legal Defense Fund  is an environmental advocacy group.

Environmental Defense (EDF) is a national advocacy organization. Their Living Cities program promotes clean air, water and lands in the nation's population centers.

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an environmentalist organization dedicated to public education and preservation of the environment.

Noise Issues, The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse is a national nonprofit organization with extensive online noise related resources. The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse seeks to: 1) Raise awareness about noise pollution; 2) Create, collect, and distribute information and resources regarding noise pollution; 3) Strengthen laws and governmental efforts to control noise pollution; 4) Establish networks among environmental, professional, medical, governmental, and activist groups working on noise pollution issues.

Academic Links

Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change at Case Western Reserve University seeks to address the problems of persistent and concentrated urban poverty and is dedicated to understanding how social and economic changes affect low-income communities, and how living in these communities affects the well-being of their residents. Activities of the Center also reflect an interest in how social and economic conditions can be improved through community generated strategies for change, as well as reforms in the ways institutions and service organizations respond to community needs. The Center's primary function is to produce comprehensive poverty-related information in local and regional contexts.
Environmental Justice Clinic is a public interest, environmental project to lend the expertise of the Civil Rights and Environmental Movement to disenfranchised minority and low-income communities in Texas and neighboring states.

Environmental Justice Resource Center (EJRC) at Clark Atlanta University serves as a research, policy, and information clearinghouse on issues related to environmental justice, race and the environment, civil rights, facility siting, land use planning, brownfields, transportation equity, suburban sprawl, and Smart Growth.

The Institute on Race and Poverty (IRP) is a strategic research center located at the University of Minnesota Law School. It is a national organization that directly addresses the underlying causes of the problems created at the intersection of racial injustice and poverty.