I I A • _L Ay ^ A' A' ^ /V I/- Hoi aonq Co van Cong ly • K • A • •/ .-V. /N ff -J »/ iQuocgi. i tic Bio ve Moi trtfcmg (EPA) da ch< Atlanta la nai tiep nhanChLfang trinhThi diem Hoach dinh tren loan vung Brownfields, tap trung vao mot vung diran rong 3,282 mau Anh dtay nam Atlanta. Kien nghj cda Hoi dong NEJAC Brownfields Vao nam 1995, to chifc EPA va Hoi dong NEJAC dong tai tro mot loat cac cuoc doi thoai tren ca nUdc, dem lai co hoi cho cac nha van dong cong ly moi trUdng va cU dan cua cac cong dong chiu tac dong nham dem lai thong tin ve viec phuc hoi lai cac bat dong san bi bo hoang goi la "Brownfields." Hoi dong NEJAC da xay dung mot chutmg trlnh tham van rong rai va kien ngh| de to chifc EPA xem xet. Chu de thong nhat cua cac kien nghi nay la tarn quan trong trong viec tlm ra va de cac cong dong tham gia vao vao viec ban hanh quye't dinh va hoach dinh. Sau khi xem xet cac kien nghi nay, to chut EPA da thUc hien nhieu hoat dong decai thien dUan Brownfields cua mlnh. Vf du, to chifc EPA chap thuan xay dung chuong trinh Tai troDao tao Viec lam Brownfields cho cac cU dan song gan cac noi Brownfield.To chut EPA khdi dong dUan thfdiem Brownfield v6i BoYTe va Dich Vu Nhan Sinh Hoa Ky de tap trung vao viec danh gia cac nguy co sut khoe lien quan den viec phuc hoi cac dia diem Brownfield. Cac kien nghi cua NEJAC cung dan den viec to chut Hoi nghi Brownfield Quoc gia cua EPA va Cac Cong dong Kieu mau Brownfields. Hoi ctong Co van Cong ly ve Moi trirdng Quoc gia Vao nam 1993,To chut Bao ve Moi trutfng Quoc gia EPA da thanh lap Hoi dong Co van Cong ly Moi trutmg Quoc gia (NEJAC) nham di/a ra tham van va nhufng kien nghi doc lap, thong nhat tCf tat ca cac to chut tham gia hoat dong cho cong ly cua moi trutmg. La mot ban co van cap lien ban, to chut NEJAC co nhiep vu tham van va kien nghi v6i Quan tri vien ve viec di/a cac van de can xem xet ve cong ly moi truftng vao cac chutmg trinh, chmh sach va hoat dong thutmg nhat cua To chut. Hoi dong NEJAC gom co cac dai dien cua cac nhom dUa vao cong dong, doanh nghiep va cong nghiep, cac co sd giao due va nghien cifu, cac chmh phu tieu ban va dia phuong, cac chmh phu bo toe va to chifc ban dia, va cac nhom phi chmh phu va moi trutrng. Hoi dong hop v6i cong chung khoang hai Ian mot nam va dUa ra mot dien dan de thao luan viec dUa cong ly moi tru'dng vao cac viec duoc Uu tien thUc hien va cac sang kien cua to chiJc EPA. Cac van de ve cong ly moi trutrng thudng thl phifc tap va gom co nhieu quan diem rat khac nhau. Hoi dong NEJAC dem lai mot moi truftng de tat ca cac ben duoc bay to quan diem cua mlnh nham di/a ra duoc sU tham van va kien nghi doc lap, ro rang va kip thdi cho to chifc EPA ve cac van de chmh sach cong chung I6n. Dem tieng noi cua Tat ca cacTo^chiJc Lien quan vao Quyet dinh cua To chiJc Lisa P. Jackson, Giam docTo chut EPA phat bieu dan trai ve moi trifo'ng va hoat dong cho cong ly moi trifo'ng day la mot trong nhufng viec lam i/u tien cua to chifc EPA. Van phong Cong ly Moi trutmg(OEJ) ung ho chien luoc cong ly moi trUdng cua to chifc, Chufofng trinh EJ 2014, thong qua viec to chut va dieu phoi hoat dong cua NEJAC. Bang each gap gd v6i cong chung va tiep thu y kien tham van cua cac thanh vien dai dien cho nhieu quan diem khac nhau, Hoi dong NEJAC de nghi To chut EPA di/a tieng noi cua cong dong va giup cho chmh phu di/a duoc nhieu hon cong ly moi trutmg vao cac chuong trlnh, chmh sach va hoat dong. OUVVICO Ngay SOthang 9, 2013 sectanh da'u Ky nierr /.*' thLr20ngaythanhlapHoicT6ngC6vanC6r Diet? ivioj trudng Quoc gia To Chifc Bao Ve Moi Trutmg Ban Cong ly Moi truing Cua Tiepdmatsau ------- justice Kien nghn cua Hoi dong NEJAC Hoi dong NEJAC da xay dung viec tham van va di/a ra cac kien nghi cho to chut de co cac chie'n lutfc sang tao va phoi hop nham giai quye't tot hon cac nhu cau sut khoe con ngufti va bao ve moi tri/dng cua nhufng cong dong thiet thoai va it duoc quan tarn. Dutfi day la noi dung cua mot so kien nghi I6n: ^ Cap phep: CJ cuoc hop Hoi dong NEJAC thang Bay nam 2010,To chut EPAyeu cau hoi dong tham van ve each thut nang cao cong ly moi trutmg thong qua cac chutmg trlnh cap phep. Theo cac kien nghi ban dau cua Hoi dong vao nam 2000 ve trien khai cac van de quan ngai cong ly moi truftng vao tien trlnh cap phep, hoi dong tham van cho to chut EPA ve cac loai gia'y phep ma to chut nay can thut hien. Hoi dong cung xac dinh cac loai gia'y phep ban hanh theo luat moi truftng lien ban thich hop nha't cho viec giai quye't van de tac dong chong chat. ^ Giam sat ve Chat doc hai trong Khong khi cua TrUo'ng h9c: Vao nam 2009, to chut EPA phat dong chutmg trlnh khao sat mut do 6 nhiem khong khi va giam nhe nguy co phoi nhiem cao cua cac trutmg hoc. De bao dam la cac tai lieu thong tin cua to chut EPA ve no life nay co the tiep can difot cac cong dong cong ly moi trifdng, Hoi dong NEJAC tham van cho to chut ve each thut ma to chut co the nang cao cac chie'n lifot mot each hieu qua nha't nham cai thien cac phutmg phap tiep can lau dai cua tri/dng hoc va cong dong doi v6i viec giam sat truftng hoc va cac sang kien trong Wong lai. Van chuyen Hang hoa va Chat luWng Khong khi: Vao nam 2009, to chifc EPA yeu cau Hoi dong NEJAC xac dinh cac van de moi truing va/hay sifc khoe cong dong dang quan ngai nhat lien quan den 6 nhiem khong khi do hoat dong van chuyen hang hoa. Bao cao NEJAC chi ro each thut To chut co the trien khai cac chie'n lutfc mot each hieu qua nha't de xac dinh, giam nhe, va ngan chan ganh nang tac dong 6 nhiem moi truing khong can doi W viec van chuyen hang hoa qua cac hai cang va xa 16. Cac kien nghi cung cap thong tin cho tien trlnh hoach dinh cua EPA va tac dong den Chutmg trlnh Chat lutmg Khong khi cua Hai Cang 2010-12. Tham van veil Chinh phu Bo toe va Cong dong Ban d|a: Trong bao cao 2000, Hoi dong NEJAC neu len cac quan ngai ve viec thieu tham van va hop tac giufa cac co quan lien bang va chinh phu bo toe Ban dia Hoa ky va vach ra cac phutmg phap tham van hieu qua. Vao nam 2004, Hoi dong NEJAC ban hanh bao cao bo sung de hutfng dan to chifc EPA ve viec phoi hop v6i cac bo toe duac cong nhan lien bang nham dem lai viec tham gia co y nghTa va doi xCr cong bang vao cac chutmg trlnh luat le moi tri/dng. Hay truy cap http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/recommendations.html dexem toan bo danh muc kien nghi, va http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/ current-charges.htm: dexem cac hoat dong hien tai cua Hoi dong NEJAC. De biet them thong tin D&kien • NEJAC Lam the nao deTham gia Hoi dong NEJAC buoc phai to chut cac cuoc hop cong khai, 6 cupc hop nay moi ngi/di trong cong chung co the bay to nhan xet, thac mac, va de xuat de hoi dong xem xet trong qua trinh tham van cho to chut EPA. Moi cuoc hop co it nha't la hai tieng de cong chung neu nhan xet. Nhan xet cua cong chung cung co the dUa ra thong qua cac cuoc hop qua dien thoai.Tat ca cac nhan xet di/otghi am va giuf lai lam ho so cong cong cua tifng cuoc hop. De biet cac ngay hop sap den hay de lay bien ban cua cuoc hop, hay truy cap http://www.epa.gov/ environmentaljustice/nejac/meetings. html Lam the nao deTrd thanh Thanh vien Hoi dong NEJAC gom co khoan 26 thanh vien. Quyen thanh vien quay vong luan phien cho phep sUtham gia rong rai nha't co the cua mot so lutmg I6n nha't cac don vi tham gia. Cac to chut hay thanh vien cua cong chung co the gi6i thieu nhufng ngi/di du nang life de di/otxem xet de bo nhiem trong Hoi dong NEJAC hay mot trong cac nhom nho cua hoi dong. Cac ca nhan cung co the tygidi thieu.Thong tin gi6i thieu phai gom co: J'- Chi tiet lien lac J- Ban tuyen bo ve nhufng dieu quan tarn jLSa luoc ve ban than JL Ly lich nghe nghiep (Resume) cap nhat ^ (Cac) thugidi thieu Co the tim thay Danh sach cac thanh vien hien hanh va tieu sir cua ho, cung nhu bieu mau gi6i thieu d http://www.epa.gov/ environmentaljustice/nejac/ Lien ket vdi To chufc EPA EPA300F12003 Th5ngbay2012 De biet them ve NEJAC, hay goi 202-564-2515, hay truy cap http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/ index.html ------- |