National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Recommendations

The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) provides independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on matters related to environmental justice.  Since 1993, NEJAC has provided a valuable forum for discussions about integrating environmental justice into EPA's programs, policies, and activities. The NEJAC has worked to shape agency policy including recommendations from the 1996 Brownfields report on Unintended Impacts from Revitalization that created the national Brownfields conference, as well as the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations Recommendations that helped shape the agency response to the Gulf Oil Spill.

Recommendation Reports

The following NEJAC reports and letters contain advice and recommendations to the Agency. You also may ​Search all Recommendations:

• See previous years' reports:

  Date	Title
  May 2013	Recommendations Regarding EPA Activities to Promote Environmental Justice in the Permit Application Process
  Feb 2013	Letter Recognizing the Accomplishments of Administrator Jackson in Advancing Environmental Justice
  Jan 2013	Model Guidelines for Public Participation: An Update to the 1996 NEJAC Model Plan for Public Participation
  Jan 2013	Recommendations for the Work Draft of EPA Policy on Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
  Jan 2013	Recommendations for Fostering Environmental Justice for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples
  Mar 2012	Recommendations for the Prevention of Chemical Plant Disasters EPA Response to Recommendations
  Nov 2011	Recommendations for EPA's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
  Jul 2011	Recommendations for Ensuring Long-Term Engagement of Communities in Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
  May 2011	NEJAC Comments on Plan EJ 2014
  May 2011	Enhancing Environmental Justice in EPA Permitting Programs
  Aug 2010	Request to Provide Advise on EPA’s Draft Strategic Plan 2011-2015
  May 2010	Recommendations for Nationally Consistent Environmental Justice Screening Approaches
  Apr 2010	Recommendations for EPA's Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program
  Apr 2010	Strategies to Enhance School Air Toxics Monitoring in Environmental Justice Communities EPA Response to Recommendations
  Nov 2009	Reducing Air Emissions Associated With Goods Movement: Working Towards Environmental Justice EPA Response to Recommendations
  Aug 2009	Advice letter Rejecting the Use of Variances for Small Drinking Water Systems
  Sep 2008	Strengthening the Participation of Business and Industry in Environmental Justice, Green Business, and Sustainability
  Oct 2008	Recommendations for EPA's State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement Initiative
  Dec 2007	NEJAC Initial Letter Regarding the Environmental Justice Strategic Enforcement Assessment Tool EPA Response to Recommendations
  Aug 2006	Future Mechanisms to Enhance Stakeholder Involvement and Engagement to Address Environmental Justice EPA Response to Recommendations
  Aug 2006	The 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes and Vulnerable Populations: Recommendations for Future Disaster Preparedness/Response EPA Response to Recommendations
  Aug 2006	Unintended Impacts of Redevelopment and Revitalization Efforts in Five Environmental Justice Communities EPA Response to Recommendations
  Dec 2004	Ensuring Risk Reduction in Communities with Multiple Stressors: Environmental Justice and Cumulative Risks/Impacts
  Nov 2004	Environmental Justice and Federal Facilities: Recommendations for Improving Stakeholder Relations Between Federal Facilities and Environmental Justice Communities
  Oct 2004	Meaningful Involvement and Fair Treatment by Tribal Environmental Regulatory Programs
  Jun 2003	Advancing Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention
  Nov 2002	Fish Consumption and Environmental Justice
  May 2002	Integration of Environmental Justice in Federal Programs
  Feb 2001	Environmental Justice and Community-Based Health Model Discussion
  Nov 2000	Guide on Consultation and Collaboration with Indian Tribal Governments and the Public Participation of Indigenous Groups and Tribal Members in the Environmental Decision Making
  Jul 2000	Environmental Justice in the Permitting Process: A Report from the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
  Mar 2000	A Regulatory Strategy for Siting and Operating Waste Transfer Stations
  Feb 2000	Model Plan for Participation (English and en Espanol)
  Dec 1996	Environmental Justice, Urban Revitalization, and Brownfields: the Search for Authentic Hope
  Jul 1996	Draft Memorandum on Integrating Environmental Justice into EPA Permitting Authority

EPA/NEJAC Roundtable Meetings

The following reports contain general advice to the Agency; they do not reflect formal consensus recommendations.

Other NEJAC Correspondence

• NEJAC Letter Acknowledging the Accomplishments of Former Administrator Jackson