U.S. EPA released draft environmental justice plan, (including for Superfund communities): Comments Encouraged

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) released a draft “EJ Action Plan: Building Up Environmental Justice in EPA's Land Protection and Cleanup Programs". The plan highlights projects, tools, and practices to be applied to its land pollution prevention and cleanup programs. These programs include Superfund, Brownfields, Emergency Response, Solid Waste Management and Corrective Action, and Underground Storage Tanks. EPA will provide opportunities for meaningful public input at upcoming virtual and in-person public engagement events in 2022.

The plan can be accessed here: Draft OLEM Environmental Justice Action Plan (pdf) (January 5, 2022)