Tim hieu nhieu hon ve
nhufng gl ma cac van
phong d vung mien cua
chung toi dang lam vl
cong ly moi truftng trong
cong dong cua quy vi!

Vungl (ME,VT,NH,MA,CT,
Rl)
One Congress Street Boston,
MA 02203
Dien thoai: 617-918-1346

Vung 2 (NY, NJ, PR, VI)
290  Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Bien thoai: 212-637-5027

Vung 3
(MD,DE,WV,VA, PA, DC)
841  Chestnut Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Dien thoai: 215-814-2988

Region 4
(AL,  FL,GA,KY,MS, NC,SC,TN)
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Dien thoai: 404-562-8460

Vung 5
(IL,IN,MI,MN,OH,WI)
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Dien thoai: 312-353-5614

Vung6(AR, LA.NM, OK.TX)
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 1200
Dallas,TX 75202-2733
Dien thoai: 214-665-3138

Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NB)
726  Minnesota Ave
Kansas City, KS 66101
Dien thoai: 913-551-7649

Vung 8
(CO,MT,ND,SD,UT,WY)
999  18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
Dien thoai: 303-462-9252

Vung 9
(CA,AZ,HI,NV,GM,AS)
75 Hawthorne Street
San  Francisco, CA 94105
Dien thoai: 415-972-3795

Vung10(AK, ID,OR,WA)
1200 Sixth Ave (MD-142)
Seattle, WA 98101
Dien thoai: 206-553-2899
 oEPA
Hoi hop qua dien thoai ve Cong ly Moi trU&ng theo tuTng quy
Cac cuoc hop qua dien thoai nay cung cap thong tin cho cac ngi/di tham gia ve cac hoat dong Cong ly Moi
truing cua To chut EPA va duy trl doi thoai cdi md v6i to chut van dong cho cong ly moi tri/dng. De biet
them thong tin, truy cap: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/events/ej-outreach-calls.html


           Cdng CM cho Ho^t d$ng C6ng l# M6i trifdng

 Chifang tnng OEJ eta thiet lap cac cong cy sau de tang along host dong ve cac van de cong ly moi trifcfng
 dang quan ngai. Cac no life qua lai nay nham tao nen sifnhat quan va ro rang chung quanh viec lam sao to chut
 EPA co thexac djnh va giai quyet cac quan ngai cong ly moi trifdng.

 EJView

 EJ View la mot cong cu lap ban do cho phep ngufti sifdung lap ban do va tao ra bao cao di/a vao cac vung dia
 ly va cac duf lieu nhi/nhan khau, va thong tin y te va moi truftng. Cong cu nay giup ngi/di sifdung xacdinh cac
 vung d My bi 6 nhiem qua tai d tieu bang, quan hat, thanh pho va mut do duoc dieu tra. De biet them thong tin
 ve EJ View hay de su1 dung ling dung nay, truy cap: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/mapping.html

 Khoa hoc
                                                                         PUBLIC
                                                                         HEALTH
OEJ dang no lut de tlm hieu nhufng cong dong dang quan lai ve cong ly moi tri/dng  chiu tac
dong mot each khong hop lynhuthe nao vdianh hi/dng sut khoe moi trutmg va dexay dung
hutfng dan ve viec xem xet quan ngai moi trutmg trong cong tac lap quy tac phap ly. Van
phong chu trl Hoi Thao ve Anh Huttng Stfc Khoe Moi TriTarng Khong Hofp Ly, de xem xet
cac ly do ma cac cong dong thu nhap tha'p Va thieu so chiu cac khac biet ve sut khoe moi
trutmg. OEJ cung phoi hop de Tang cutmg Cong ly Moi trutmg trong qua trinhxemxetDao
luat Chinh sach Moi trutmg Quoc gia. De tlm hieu ve cac hoat dong khoa hoc nay, truy cap:
http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/policy/index.html

                Phap ly

                OEJ tang ci/dng viec sCrdung cac co quan luat phap va che dinh de phat huy cong ly moi
                tri/dng va sut khoe cong dong. Vidu, trong bien ban ghi nh6,"Nang caoDanh gia Hoat
                dong Mo Than dmat nui Appalachian theo Oao Luat NUcVc Sach, Oao Luat Chinh Sach
                Moi Trifcmg Quoc Gia, va Sac Lenh Hanh Phap Cong Ly Moi Truong, giai thich each
                thtfc ma to chut EPA co the su" dung cac co quan nay giai quyet cac quan ngai ve cong
                ly moi truotig of Appalachia. De biet them chi tie't hoat dong OEJ ve cac van de phap  ly,
                truy cap: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/policy/index.html

Chinh sach

De thuc day xem xet ve cong ly moi trutmg trong viec lap chinh sach, to chut EPA soan thoa tai lieu hifdYig dan
bao dam la cac nhu cau cua cac cong dong chiu qua nhieu chat thai moi truftng duoc xem xet trong qua trlnh
quyet dinh chinh sach va phap che. EPA ban hanh tai lieu huotig dan tarn thoi ve viec di/a cong ly moi truftng
vao quy trlnh xay dung nguyen tac va dieu luat cua to chut. EPA cung ban hanh cac hutJng dan tu1 nguyen
ve dja diem trufofng h9c de giup cac hoc khu va thanh vien cong dong danh gia nguy co moi tri/dng va sifc
khoe, (vidu nhi/cac hoa chat 6 nhiem d trong dat tai cho hay cac nguy co ben ngoai nhi/cosdvat chat cong
nghiep) va cac loi ich cua cac noi co the xay trUdng hoc (vi du xay trUdng gan cho hoc sinh de cac em co the di
bo den trUdng) trong qua trlnh xay dung trutmg hoc. De truy cap cac tai lieu nay, xem: http://www.epa.gov/
environmentaljustice/resources/policy/index.html
 Dao tao va Hoi thao

 OEJ va cac van phong vung mien md cac khoa dao tao va cac hoi thao de day cac to chut lien quan ve moi
 trutmg ve cac van de sut khoe cong cong va moi truftng gay anh hudng cho cac cong dong bi 6 nhiem moi
 trutmg nang. Den nay co hon 4,000 to chifcvaca nhan lien quan da duoctap huan vecong ly moi trUdng. OEJ
 cung soan thao khoa hoc cong ly moi tri/dng true tuyen, tlm hieu nguyen nhan cua phong trao cong ly moi
 truing, va gi6i thieu tong quat cac cong cu phan tich de giup hieu biet, ke't hop, va giai quyet cac van de cong ly
 moi tri/dng. De biet them, truy cap http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/policy/index.html
 EPA 300F12002
 Thang Tif 2012
   De Biet Nhieu Thong Tin  Horn
   Be tim hieu nhieu hem ve Van Phong Cong Ly Moi Trtfdng, Goi 202-564-2515, hay truy cap
   http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/index.html
   Mot each true: ti^p de gop y va tlm di/oc cau trS Idi cho cac thSc mlc lien quan den cong ly
   trifdng, Goi Di/dng day nong 800-962-6215.
                                                                                                       Expanding the
                                                                                                       Conversation
                                                                                                r/Btt
                                                                                              www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice
                                    Van  phong  Cong  Ly  Moi
                                       Trifdng  Dang  Lam  Viec
   Vao thang Gieng 2010, Giam Doc Lisa P. Jackson tuyen bo ve
   cac Uu tien cua To chiJc Bao ve Moi trifong: giam thieu khi
thai nha kmh; cai thien chat lirong khong khf; kiem soat nguy co
hoa chat; lam sach noi thai chat doc hai; bao ve nifdc uong tren
toan nU6c My; noi chuyen them ve van de moi trifofng va hoat
dong cho cong ly moi trifdrng; va xay dyng quan he doi tac tieu
bang va bo toe v&ng manh.
                                                                                                              rong bai phat bieu cua mlnh ve cong ly moi
                                                                                                              ri/dng, Giam doc Jackson nhan manh,"Trong
                                                                                                              ac nam sap den, toi muon thay duoc su1 hoi sinh
                                                                                                              oan dien cua nhufng dieu chung ta lam va each
                                                                                                              hung ta nghTve cong ly moi trUdng.Day khong
                                                                                                             |phai lam mot van de chung ta co the trao no cho
                                                                                                              :ac cong dong thiet thoi. Day phai la mot phan
                                                                                                              rong suy nghT d moi quyet dinh cua chung ta."
                                                                                              De hoi sinh lai cac no lut cong ly moi tri/dng cua to chut, Giam doc
                                                                                              chi dao cho cac chutmg trlnh quoc gia EPA va cac van phong d cac
                                                                                              vung giai quyet cac nhu cau cua cac cong dong chiu qua nhieu chat
                                                                                              thai moi tri/dng bang each giam thieu chat thai moi truftng, tang
                                                                                              cuftng loi ich moi tri/dng, va cung nhau phoi hop de xay dung cac
                                                                                              cong dong khoe manh, ben vufng, va xanh.
Van Phdng Cdng L? M6i TrUdng

Van phong Cong ly Moi tri/dng, trutfc day la co ten la Van phong
Blnh dang Moi tri/dng, duoc thanh lap vao nam 1992, nhiem vu
chinh cua Van phong la dieu phoi cac no lut cua to chifc de dUa
cac van de can xem xet ve cong ly moi tri/dng vao tat ca moi chinh
sach, chutmg trlnh, va hoat dong cua to chifc EPA. OEJ tao quyen
chocactochiTclien quan giai quyet tren tinh than xay dung va
phoi hop cac van decong ly moi trUdng.Van phong cung xay
dung quan he doi tac v6i cac chinh phu va to chifc dia phutmg,
tieu bang, bo toe, va lien bang de tao dung duoc cac cong dong
khoe manh va ben vufng.
                                                                                              ChUcmgtrlnhEJ2014
Chufong trinh EJ 2014 da duoc trien khai de ho
tro cho hoat dong L/U tien cua Giam doc Jackson
nham thuc day cong ly moi trutmg. Chuong trlnh
EJ 2014 khong phai la mot quy tac hay mot dieu
le.Day la mot chien lutJc de dUa cong ly moi
trutmg vao cac hoat dong thutmg nhat cua EPA.
                                                                                             Thut hien Chuong trlnh EJ 2014 la nhiem vu cua toan bo coquan.
                                                                                             Moi chuong trlnh toan quoc va vung mien da giufvai tro lanh dao
                                                                                             trong Chutmg trlnh EJ 2014 va da trien khai mot chutmg trlnh thut
                                                                                             hien de kiem soat cac cam ke't nay. Van phong Cong ly Moi tri/dng
                                                                                             (OEJ) ho tro viec dieu hanh va lien lac cua chutmg trlnh, va d mot vai
                                                                                             noi da true tiep tham gia vao viec thut hien chuong trlnh.
Trong 20 nam qua, QE da hoat dong nham tang cUdng sifc khoe
va tinh ben vufng cong cong d nhufng cong dong chiu qua nhieu
chat thai moi tri/dng va de tao dieu kien cho tat ca cac Van phong
tru sd chinh va vung mien EPA chu trong vao cong ly moi truftng
nhu1 la mot phan cac hoat dong hang ngay cua ho. DUd\ su1 chi
dan cua Giam doc Jackson, Co quan EPA da md rong quan diem
nay, khong nhufng giai quyet cac van de sut khoe con ngufti
khong hop ly ma con tap trung vao viec dem lai cac loi ich moi
trutmg, sut khoe cong dong va kinh te cho tat ca cac chutmg trlnh
cua to chifc.

De dat duoc su1 menh nay, OEJ da xay dung chuong trlnh, chinh
sach, va hoat dong trong tai lieu nay, nhamfceugo/suT/iomg/o
cua cac ccfquan lien bang giup ho hieu cac van cte cong ly moi
tru'dfng; xay di/ng nang life cho cac chitting trlnh hanh dong dvfa
vao cong dong; du'a tieng noi cua cac cong dong vao quyet dinh
cua to ch#c; va cung cap cong cu cho hoat dong cong ly moi
tru'dfng.
                                                                                                       .orkin, fo.
                                                                                                       environmental
                                                                                                       justice
                                                                                                  QUV VJ     Ngay 2 thang 11,2012 danh da'u ky niem Ian thu120 ngay thanh lap van phong
                                                                                                    ' h "*'/•?    Blnh Dang Moi TrUdng, ma sau nay la van phong Cong Ly Moi TrUdng.

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  Cot Moc cua To Chtfc
long Thong Clinton ban hanh chifcmg trinh
EO 12898, Hoat Dong Lien Bang de Giai
quyet Cong ly Moi trUdng d cac Cong dong
Thieu so va Cong  dong Thu nhap tha'p.
                                                                                                       TochufcHoptacCong
                                                                                                       ly Moi trUdng Quoc gia
                                                                                                       duocthanh la
                                                                                    Nhom Phoi hop Hoat
                                                                                    dong giCfa cac Co quan
                                                                                    Cong ly Moi tracing Lien
                                                                                    bang duocthanh lap.
TochufcEPAvaHoi
dong Chat luong
MoitrUdng cua
long thong hop
phien dieutrandau
tien.
                                                                                                                                      Bat dau thUc
                                                                                                                                      hien cac chuong
                                                                                                                                      trinh Cong ly Moi
                                                                                                                                      trUdng.
                                                                                                                                                  To chut EPA ban hanh Bien ban
                                                                                                                                                  Ghi nhcf/'Coquan Luat phap va
                                                                                                                                                  Che dinh theo do van de Cong
                                                                                                                                                  ly Moi trUdng co the duoc giai
Nhom Hoat
Dong Binh Dang
Moi Truing duoc
thanh lap.
                                                     Hoi dong Co
                                                     van Cong ly Moi
                                                     trUdng Quoc gia
                                                     duocthanh la
               Van phong Cong ly moi
               trUdng duoc thanh lap
               (trUdc day la Van Phong
               BinhDana MoiTrU&n
Chuong trinh Tai tro
Nho Cong ly Moi trUdng
duoc thanh lap.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   uvet thona aua viec cao ohe
                 Khuy€n khich To cntic khac tham qia va de Hieu biet va
                              Giai quyet van de Cong ly Moi truing
    De ho tra cho viec nang cao sue khoe cong cong va tinh ben vdfng
    cua cac cong dong chju qua nhieu chat thai moi trUdng, chinh quyen
    lien bang co the stidung nhieu coquan va nguon trogiup khac
    nhau. Detang cUdng cac nguon trogiup nay, to chute EPA khuyen
    khich sU tham gia cua cac cct quan lien bang de giup ho tham gia
    bang hlnh thtic phoi hop.

    Nhom Phoi  ho*p Hoat dong Gitfa cac Co* quan Cong
    ly Moi truing (EJ  IWG)

    Nhom EJIWG duoc thanh lap vao nam 1994 theo Sac lenh Hanh
    phap 12898. Nhom EJ IWG hutfng dan, ho tro va tang cUdng Cong
    ly Moi trUdng va hoatdong moi trutmg lien bang. Nhom gom co 15
    coquan lien bang va mot so Van phong dToa Bach 6c. Bien ban ghi
    nh6 ve Cong  ly Moi truing la mot thoa thuan giufa cac co quan cua
    nhom EJ IWG nham tai cam ke't cong ly moi trUdng thong qua no IL/C
    phoi hop. Moi co quan ban hanh mot chie'n luoc cong ly moi trUdng,
    2012.
            Quan He Ooi Tac cho cac Cong dong Ben vOfng la mot minh chifng
            ngoan muc ve hieu qua hop tac giufa cac co quan nay . Bang each
            phoi hop hoat dong v6i nhau, Bo Nha d va Do thi va Bo Giao thong,
            va To chifc EPA hien dang tro giup thue nha co gia phai chang hon,
            dem lai cac lUa chon di lai gia re hon, va bao ve  moi trUdng d cac
            cong dong tren ca nutfc. De biet nhieu thong tin hon ve cac hoat
            dong hien tai cua nhom EJ IWG, hay truy cap:
            http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/interagency/index.
            html
             .,,,
                                    Hoi thao cho thanh nien

                                    Thanh nien trai nghiem duoc the gidi qua cac lang kmh khac, cho
                                    phep ho mang den cacytudng sang tao.Dekhai thac nang lucnay,
                                    OEJ chu tri cac hoi thao de phat huy sUtham gia cua gidi tre vao tien
                                    trinh quyet dinh moi trUdng.Thanh nien ddia phuong cotuoi ddi tU
                                    14 den 25.

                                    Cac Dai Stf Cong Ly Moi Trifdng

                                    Chuong trinh Eco-Ambassador cong ly moi trUdng dem lai co hoi
                                    phat trien nghe nghiep cho  nhUng hoc sinh tot nghiep. Chuong trinh
                                    nham  md rong co hoi cho nhufng hoc sinh tot nghiep phoi hop vdi
                                    van phong to chUc EAR de ho tro cac chUong trinh dUa vao cong
                                    dong va nang cao nang lUc cong dong nham giai quyet cac van de
                                dang quan ngai ve moi tri/dng; va thuc day cac co hoi phat trien nghe
                                nghiep cho sinh vien tot nghiep,day la nhufng ngUdi tham gia vao
                                hay quan tarn nhieu den cong ly moi tri/dng. De tlm hieu nhieu hon,
                                truy cap http://www.epa.gov/ecoambassadors/environmentaljus-
                                tice/index.html
                                                                                       DlfaTieng  noi cua  Cong  ctong vao Quyet ctjnh cua Cd quan
      X3y di/ng Ning li/c cho ChiTcmg trinh  Hoat ctong daa vao Cong dong
    To chile EPA da biet la cac cong dong phai la ngUdi hanh dong cho
    cac giai phap dja phuong. Dexay dung nang life trong cac cong
    dong nay, OEJ tai tra cho cac to chut, phoi hap vai cac van phong
    vung mien de ho tra ky thuat cho cong dong, va khuyen khich cac
    cong dong ch/u qua nhieu chat thai moi trUdng xay dung quan he
    doi tac nham xay dung cong dong khoe manh.

    ChiTorng trinh Tai trtf Nho

    Chutmg trinh Tai tro Nho Cong ly Moi trUdng ho tro tai chmh cho
    cac to chLfcdUa vao cong dong va cac chmh phu dia phuong va bo
    toe, thUc hien cac du1 an cong dong nham giai quyet cac van de moi
    trUdng va sUc khoe cong cong.TO nam  1994, chi/ong trinh da cap
    $24 trieu cho 1,466 to chUc nhan tai tro. Chucmg trinh Tai tro Nho
    Cong ly Moi trUdng giup cac cong dong chiu qua nhieu  chat thai moi
    trutmg xay dung quan he doi tac tu than ben vUng, dUa vao cong
    dong, tiep tuc cai thien moi trUdng  trong tuong lai. De tlm hieu ve
            Chuong trinh Tai tro Nho Cong ly Moi trUdng, truy cap:
            www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html

            Cong dong Cong ly Moi trUdng

            TochUcEPAcap$1 trieu de giup xoa bo cac kho khan moitrUdng
            va sUc khoe con ngUdi trong mUdi cong dong khap dat nUdc. No lUc
            nay dem lai nhieu nguon tro giup tap the va chuyen mon cua cac to
            chUc chmh phu va phi chmh phu de dat duoc cac ke't qua dfch thUc
            trong cac cong dong. Cac bai hoc thu duoc tU cac du an tang cUdng
            kha nang cua to chUc EPA de giai quyet cac thach thUc moi trUdng
            dia phuong va ho tro phat trien cong dong bang cac hlnh thUc hieu
            qua, tiet kiem, va ben vUng hon. De tlm hieu them ve cac du an cong
            dong kieu mau, truy cap:
            http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-showcase.
            html
                                     OEJ dang hoat dong de difa cac can nhac ve quan ngai cong ly
                                     moi trUdng va difa tieng noi cua cong dong vao viec hoach
                                     dinh va thifc hien chie'n lifac chitting trinh cua cac ca quan.

                                     Hoi Dong Co Van Cong Ly Moi Trufcfng Quoc Gia
                                     (N'EJAC)

                                     SU menh cua NEJAC la cung cap tu van doc lap va kie'n nghi len Giam
                                     doc ve cac van de rong Idn, tac dong qua lai lien quan den cong ly
                                     moi trUdng. NEJAC cung to chUc cac cuoc hop dai chung de tiep
                                     nhan y kie'n, thac mac, va kie'n nghi lien quan den van de cong ly moi
                                     trUdng.TO nam 1993, NEJAC da co 27 bao cao kie'n nghi de giai quyet
                                     tot hon nhu cau cua nhUng cong dong thiet thdi va chiu qua nhieu
                                     chat thai moi trUdng. De doc duoc bao cao cua NEJAC, truy cap:
                                     http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/index.html

                                     EJ Listserv

                                     Listserv thong bao cho moi ngUdi vechuong trinh, du an, tai tro,
                                     thong tin cong chung, co hoi va hoatdong EJ d cac coquan khac.De
                                     gia nhap EJ Listserv, truy cap:
                                     https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=epa-ej
                                Tham van cac To chufc Bo toe va Ban dia Lien quan

                                De phoi hop hieu qua hon vdi cac bo toe duoc cong nhan lien bang
                                va cac nhom ngUdi ban dia khac ve cac van de cong ly moi trUdng,
                                to chUc EPA dang trien khai cac quy trinh de dieu phoi & phoi hop
                                vdi cac bo toe va cac to chUc lien quan ban dia. Nhom NEJAC/Hoat
                                dong cua NgUdi Ban Dia hien tu van va kie'n nghi vdi to chUc EPA ve
                                each thUc hoat dong hieu qua hon vdi cac bo toe, cac to chUc ban
                                dia lien quan, va cac to chUc lien bang khac de giai quyet cac van
                                de cong ly moi trUdng.To chUc EPA se sUdung thong tin tUcac bo
                                toe, NEJAC, va cac to chUc ban dia lien quan  khac, de xay dung cac
                                hudng dan/chmh sach chi dao cong ly moi trUdng.De biet nhieu
                                thong tin hon ve cac no lUc cua OEJ chmh sach bo toe, truy cap
                                http://www.epa.gov/tribal/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (xem tiep d mat sau)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Nhom Hoat dong
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               NEJAC Cong dong
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Ban dia.
                                                                                                                                                           Cong bo
                                                                                                                                                           Chuong trinh
                                                                                                                                                           Thac hien EJ
                                                                                                                                                           2014.
                                  Hoi thao Khoa hoc cTutfc to chufc de ctanh
                                  gia cac khac biet ve sufc khoe moi trUdng.
                Hoi thao
                Hop tac
                Thanh nien
                NEJAC.
                                                                                                 Toa Bach 6c chu tri
                                                                                                 dien dan cong ly moi
                                                                                                 trUdn
                                                                                                                                                Cong bo Ke hoach
                                                                                                                                                Chaong trinh EJ 2014
                                                                                                                                                                    Bien ban Ghi nhcf EJ
                                                                                                                                                                    MOUdUOc 17 Co quan
                                                                                                                                                                    Lien bang IWG ky.
              Phat dong Thi diem Du1 an Cong
              dong Kieu mau Cong ly Moi trUdng.
                                                                                                                                                                                   Toa Bach 6c chu tri
                                                                                                                                                                                   cuoc hop IWG lich sir.
Phat dong
Chuong trinh
Thoa thuan Hop
tac Giai quyet Van
de Phoi hop Cong
ly Moi trUdng.
Cong bo Bo Cong cu Toolkit
Danh gia Luan cuf Cong ly Moi
trUdng.

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