Environmental Justice is the Equitable treatment And Meaningful involvement All people, regardless their race, color, national origin, ability or income, are essential to the development and implementation of laws, regulations and policies that impact the environment as well as the places where people live, work and worship.
Equitable treatment means:
- No one group is more vulnerable than another to the negative effects of governmental, industrial, and commercial policies.
- Everyone benefits from the application law and regulation
- Eliminating barriers like poverty and lack access as well as repairing systemic injustices are key.
Meaningful involvement means:
- People have the opportunity to be involved in decisions that affect their environment or health
- Decision makers want to facilitate the involvement of all those potentially affected
- people’s concerns are considered in decision-making processes
- People can influence the decisions of state agencies
