EJ and Civil Rights in Permitting - Frequently Asked Questions
See the Office of External Civil Rights Compliance’s webpage for information about special circumstances applying to the State of Louisiana and its agencies.
In August 2022, EPA issued Frequent Questions about Environmental Justice and Civil Rights in Permitting (Interim) (pdf) (FAQs.) The FAQs provide information to federal, state, and local environmental permitting programs to help them meet their responsibilities to integrate environmental justice (EJ) and civil rights into relevant environmental permitting processes. EPA anticipates the interim version will be updated and refined as the practice of integrating EJ and civil rights into permitting advances.
We continue to invite feedback, questions, and suggestions to expand and revise the document. Please submit them here: [email protected]
Public Comments on the FAQs received by EPA as of April 20, 2023 (pdf)