In her August 9, 2001 memorandum, the Administrator directed EPA's
senior managers to integrate environmental justice into all EPA policies,
programs, and activities. In the following year, each Headquarters and
Regional Office developed implementation plans to transform the
Administrator's words into action, with measurable results. Each
organization began deploying these Action Plans to Integrate Environmental
Justice in fiscal year 2003. Inherently strategic in nature, these action
plans represent the commitments of each office over the next 1-5
years.
The key elements of the Action Plan are: management accountability,
internal/external stakeholder involvement, data collection/management,
training, environmental justice assessment, and evaluation. The Plan
offers some flexibility for each office, yet also provides a consistent
and holistic approach to environmental justice integration. The Office of
Environmental Justice's (OEJ) role is to provide direction and
constructive feedback to the Regional and Headquarters offices on their
implementation strategies and measurable results.
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