Bmh Dang Trong Moi Sinh cho Tat Ca Mqi Ngufti
Environmental Justice for All
v>EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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Moi sinh cua tat ca moi ngufri
phai difdc bao ve. Do la tarn
quyet cua Ccf Quan Bao Ve
Moi Sinh va do cung la
tat ca y nghTa cua bmh
dang trong moi sinh.
EPA tin chac rang tat ca moi ngUdi, bat ke
chung toe, mau da, nguon goc dan toe, hay
Idi tufc, deu co quyen sinh song trong mot moi
sinh trong sach va lanh manh. Nhiem vu
chinh yeu cua Cd Quan la bao ve sufc kh6e
cua cong chung va giil gin sU trong sach
cua moi sinh ndi chung ta dang sinh
song, hoc tap va lam viec.
EPA dinh nghTa bmh dang trong moi
sinh nhu1 sau:
Tat ca moi ngadi bat ke chung tpc,
mau da, nguon goc dan toe, hay Idi
tufc deu dutfc doi xti cong bang va dude
quyen tham gia htiu hieu den viec thanh
lap, ap dung va thu"c thi cac dieu luat, quy
djnh va chanh sach lien quan den moi sinh.
Ensuring environmental
protection for all. That's what
the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency stands for,
and thafs what environmental
justice is all about.
EPA strongly believes that all people, regardless
of race, color, national origin, or income level,
should be able to live in a clean and healthy
environment. It is the core mission of the
Agency to protect the public's health and
safeguard the natural environment in which
we live, learn and work.
EPA defines environmental justices as:
The fair treatment and meaningful
involvement of all people regardless of
race, color, national origin, or income with
respect to the development,
implementation, and enforcement
of environmental laws, regulations,
and policies.
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Doi xtf cong bang co nghla la khong co mot nhom
ngUdi nao vi chung toe, mau da, nguon goc dan toe,
hay Idi tut phai ganh nhan nhieu hdn cac tai hai xay
den cho moi sinh cua ho gay ra bdi nhOng hoat dong
trong ky nghe, do thi va thaong mai, hoac bdi viec thi
hanh cac chadng trinh va chanh sach cua lien bang,
tieu bang, dja phUOng va bo lac.
Tham gia htfu hi£u co nghTa la:
• Tat ca mpi ngifcfi dang sinh song trong mot cong dong
ma moi sinh co the bj anh hudng den deu co cd hoi
thich hdp de tham gia vao nhCTng quyet dinh cho mot
de nghi nao do se anh hadng den moi sinh va/hoac
sufc khoe cua ho.
• Sa tham gia cua cong dong co the anh hirdng den
quyet dinh cua cd quan djnh luat.
• Cac moi quan tarn di/dc neu ra bdi tat ca nhQng ngUdi
tham gia se difdc xem xet tri/dc khi di den quyet dinh
sau cung; va
• Cac ngi/di difdc quyen bieu quyet phai tham do va
tao dieu kien thuan Idi cho nhQng ai ma moi sinh co
the bj anh hadng de ho tham gia vao viec bieu
quyet.
Noi torn lai, binh dang trong moi sinh la muc tieu phai
dat daoc cho tat c3 cac cong dong va ca nhan
tren ni/cic Hoa Ky. Binh dang trong moi sinh
chi dat dUdc khi tat ca moi ngUdi deu dUdc
bao ve dong deu khoi cac nguy co xay ra
cho moi sinh va sufc khfie cua ho va
khi tat c3 deu co cung mot cd hoi
gia nhap vao cac quyet dinh lien
quan den moi sinh cua ho.
Fair treatment means that no group of people, including
a racial, ethnic, or a socioeconomic group, should bear a
disproportionate share of the negative environmental
consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and
commercial operations or the execution of federal, state,
local, and tribal programs and policies.
Meaningful involvement means that:
• Potentially affected community residents have an
appropriate opportunity to participate in decisions
about a proposed activity that will affect their
environment and/or health;
• The public's contribution can influence the regulatory
agency's decision;
• The concerns of all participants involved will be
considered in the decisionmaking process; and
• The decisionmakers seek out and facilitate the
involvement of those potentially affected.
In sum, environmental justice is the goal to be achieved
for all communities and persons across this nation.
Environmental justice is achieved when everyone enjoys
the same degree of protection from environmental risks
and health hazards and equal access
to the decisionmaking process.
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Giai Quyet Cac Moi Quan Tarn
Ve Binh Dang Trong Moi Sinh
EPA dieu hanh va thirc thi cac luat bao ve moi sinh
nham bao ve sufc kh6e va moi sinh cho tat ca moi
ngi/di, ke ca dan toe thieu so, dan cU co Idi tire thap
hay cac bo lac. Dat di/dc binh dang trong moi sinh
cho tat ca cac cong dong la cong viec thiet yeu cua
Cd Quan khi thi hanh cac luat nay.
Cac luat ve bao ve moi sinh qui djnh nhieu cd hoi de
giai quyet nhOng moi nguy cd va nguy hie'm lam anh
hi/dng den moi sinh cu3 cac cong dong. Ap dung cac
luat le nay la mot trong nhQng cd gang cua Cd Quan
de cong dong kh6i phai ganh nhan nhieu hdn cac tai
hai xay den cho moi sinh cua ho.
Bmh dang trong moi sinh cua EPA bao gom nhieu
cong viec cua Cd Quan nay, chang han nhu djnh ra
cac tieu chuan, cho gia'y phep cho cac hang xi/dng,
cung cap ngan khoan, cap giay phep hoac ban hanh
dieu luat, va duyet xet cac du an cua cac cd quan
chinh phu lien bang khac.
Tuy tat ca cac van phong cua EPA
deu co nhiem vu giai quyet cac van
de lien quan den su1 binh dang trong
moi sinh, Van Phong Binh Dang
Trong Moi Sinh (OEI) la cd quan chmh
cua EPA co trach nhiem day manh
viec binh dang trong moi sinh va phoi
hdp cac n6 lut cua Cd Quan de dat
dUdc dieu nay. OEJ cung cong tac v6i
tat ca nhQng ngu'di co long quan tarn
de cung nhau giai quyet cac van de va cac moi
lien quan den bmh dang trong moi sinh.
lo ngai
Addressing Environmental Justice
Concerns
EPA administers and enforces environmental laws to protect
human health and the environment of all people, including
residents living in minority, low-income or tribal communities.
Securing environmental justice for all communities is a neces-
sary part of the Agency's work to implement these laws.
Environmental laws provide many opportunities to address
environmental risks and hazards in affected communities. The
application of these existing statutory is an important part of
the Agency's efforts to prevent those communities from being
subject to disproportionately high and adverse impacts.
EPA's environmental justice mandate encompasses the
breadth of the Agency's work, including setting standards,
permitting facilities, awarding grants, issuing licenses or regu-
lations, and reviewing pro-
posed actions of the feder-
al agencies.
While all EPA offices have
the duty to address envi-
ronmental justice, the
Office of Environmental
Justice (OEJ) is the entity within the Agency with primarily
responsible for promoting environmental justice and coordi-
nating the Agency's efforts to that end. OEJ also works with
all stakeholders to constructively engage and collaboratively
address environmental justice issues and concerns.
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OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESOURCES
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binh dang trong moi sinh, xin goi Duong Da\
Thuo'ng True cho Binh D^ng trong Moi Sinh tai
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For general environmental justice inquiries,
call the Environmental Justice Hotline at
(800)962-6215
To receive regular environmental justice updates
via e-mail, sign up on the Environmental Justice
list server at www.epa.gov/compliance/
resources/listserv.html
For online publications and other information
resources, visit the Office of Environmental
Justice Web site at www.epa.gov/compliance/
environmentaljustice
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