Cau Chuyen Thanh
Cong cua Dien Dan
Cong Ly Moi Tri/dng
of Toa Bach 6c
Khong day bon thang sau khi hop mat
trdlai vao thang mUdi hai 2010,Toa Bach
6c, thanh vien EJ IWG, cac Bo trLfdng, vien
chut cao cap va dai dien tCr nhieu to chCrc
lien bang khac nhau se cung nhau phoi
hop de to chCrc dien dan Toa Bach 6c dau
tien ve Cong Ly Moi TrUdng. Dien dan la
noi tu hop cua vien chut dieu hanh, cac
nha lanh dao cong dong va cac vien chCrc
den tCr cac tieu bang, dia phuttng va chfnh
phu ban dia dethao luan cac van de quan
trong cho nhufng cong dong chiu qua
nhieu chat thai moi trUdng vl 6 nhiem.
Cac nha quan ly cung co chung tarn nhln
ve cac cong dong khoe manh va ben
vufng hon cung nhUcac phLfong phap
kien nghi de cac to chCrc dat duoc cac
dieu do. Ngoai ra, cac nha quan ly cung
loi keo cong dong vao cac cuoc thao luan
ve cac dUan cua co quan lien bang dang
duoc trien khai va keu goi phan hoi ve cac
sang kien nay.
Dien dan lam hoi sinh lai hoat dong moi
trL/dng lien bang theo chL/ong trinh EO
12898 6 cap Quan ly va dan den viectrao
doi thong tin hieu qua giufa cac co quan
lien bang va cac nha van dong cong ly
moi trL/dng ben ngoai.
Nhom Phoi Htfp Hoat Dong giufa cac To
chute Cong ly Moi trifo'ng
Nhom Phoi hop Hoat dong giufa cacTo chut Cong ly Moi triTcfng (EJIWG) dutfc thanh lap vao nam 1994
theo Sac Lenh Hanh phap (EO) 12898. Nhom gom co 17 to chut lien bang va van phong Toa Bach 6c
de hutfng dan, ho tro va phat huy cong ly moi trUdng va cac hoat dong dUa vao cong dong cap lien
bang. Vao thang chin 2010, to chut EPA va Hoi dong Toa Bach 6c veChat \ugng moi trUdng (CEQ) hoi
hop v6i nhom EJIWG Ian dau tien sau hon 10 nam. Cuoc hop cap noi cac la mot trong mot loat cac
budc quan trong ma chfnh quyen Obama thut hien de phat huy cong ly moi tri/dng va de giai quyet
cac bat blnh dang 6 cac cong dong thu nhap tha'p.
Khuyen khich cac To chufc Hieu va Giai quyet cac
Van de Cong ly moi trufdng
Theo sau cong bo ve bay dieu \Ju tien dutfc EPA thut hien vao nam 2010, Giam doc to chut. Lisa P.
Jackson chl dao cho cac chutfng trinh EPA va cac van phong dia phutmg chu trong den cac nhu cau
cua cac cong dong chiu qua nhieu chat thai moi tri/dng bang each giam thieu cac van de moi truttng,
mdrong loi fch moi trUdng.va phoi hop cung cac cong dong de ho trdnen khoe manh.xanh va ben
vufng hon. La mot nhan to quan trong cua chien \ugc cong ly moi trUdng cua co quan (ChuWig trinh
EJ 2074), to chifc EPA thuc day sUtham gia tfch CL/C cua cac co quan lien bang bang phi/ong thifc phoi
hop, thCra nhan tac dong to I6n va tieu CL/C khong can doi anh hifdng den stfc khoe con ngUdi va moi
trUdng doi v6i cac cong dong chiu qua nhieu chat thai moi tri/dng, dong thdi giup cac cong dong tiep
can den cac loi fch moi tri/dng, sire khoe cong dong, va kinh te trong cac chuong trinh cua ho.
Vao ngay 4 thang tarn, 2011 nhom EJ IWG thut hien mot budc di co y nghTa bang each ky vao Bien Ban
Ghi Nh6 ve Cong Ly Moi TnJdng va Sac Lenh Hanh Phap (EJ MOU). Sac Lenh Hanh Phap EJ MOU dong
vai tro la mot thoa thuan chfnh thifc giufa co quan lien bang de tai cam ket cong ly moi trUdng thong
qua no IL/C co tfnh chat ket hop, toan dien va cap nhat hon. Day la mot cam ket chfnh thifc ve:
1. Cong bo tarn quan trong cua viecxacdinh va giai quyet van de cong ly moi trUdng Trong cac
chuong trinh co quan, chfnh sach, va hoat dong cua co quan;
2. Dong y cung cap cac chien \\Jgc cong ly moi trUdng va cac bao cao tien do thUc hien;
3. Chap nhan hien chi/ong EJ MOU de thiet lap co cau va quy trinh nham bao dam nhom EJ IWG
hoat dong hieu qua va tfch CL/C hon; va
4. Xac dinh cac lanh VL/C can chu trong dac biet.
Cac cam ket nay, phoi hop v6i ChL/ong trinh EJ 2014, bao dam co nhufng no IL/C manh me va ben VL7ng
de dLfa cong ly moi trLfdng vao chL/ong trinh, chfnh sach va hoat dong trong toan bo chfnh phu lien
bang.
Quy v{ co
biet?
Thang Hai, 2014 danh dau Ky Niem Ian thLf20 ve Sac l^nh Hanh
phap 12989,"Hanh dong Lien bang dedecapden Cong ly Moi
trufdng 6 cac Cong dong Dan toe thieu so va thu nhap tha'p."
Tong thong Clinton Ky Sac lenh Hanh phap vao thang hai, 1994.
Ban Cong ly Moi trutmg Cua To chL?c
Bao ve Moi trUdng
Tiep 6 mat sau
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justice
Duy tri Hoat ctong Dieu hanh toan the
Khi moi co quan lien bang hoat dong de tang ci/dng no life difa vao cong ly moi tru'dng, to chut EPA
giup co cac co quan tham gia bang each thCfc ket hop, day la mot phan cua Chifong tmh EJ 2014.
Nhom EJ IWG tap trung vao bon chien lifpc sau:
Ho tra cac cd quan lien bang nham diia cong ly moi trvlifng vao chuttng trinh, chi'nh sach,
va hoat dong cua ho. To chut EPA chf dao cac no lye lien bang nham ket hop tot hon cong ly
moi trydng vdi ty each la chu tich cua nhom EJ IWG. Moi cam ket cua co quan lien bang dypc
the hien trong cac chien luge cong ly moi trUdng dtuac biet cong khai. De giam sat tie'n dp nay
EJ MOU yeu cau moi co quan lien bang cong bo cac bao cao tien dp thut hien. Cac bao cao
tie'n cfp thuc hien nay gdm co cac phyong thut bao dam nhieu hon la cac to chut thda man
dypc trach nhiem va myc tieu cong ly moi tru'dng, gdm ca moi cap nhat va cfieu chfnh nao ve
chien lypc cong ly moi tru'dng cua to chut.
Phoi hop v&i cac to chvlc lien bang khac de tang citifng viec sur
dung cac cong cu luat phap giGa cac to chvlc. Dao luat Bao ve Moi
tru'dng Qudc gia (NEPA) va Oieu khoan VI cua Oao luat Quyen Ipi
Cong dan nam 1976 la cac cong cy quan trpng co the cfypc siJ dung
de giup thuc day cac myc cfich cua cong ly moi trydng. To chiJc EPA
hoat dpng npi bp va phdi hop vdi tat ca cac to chut de cung co cac
chyong trinh cua ho, nang cao kha nang de dya cong ly moi trydng
den cac hoat dpng lien bang quan trpng va de ho trp ho trong viec
tim hie'u cac cong cy phap ly ho dang cd de nang cao cong ly moi
trydng.
Duy tri cac cong dong khoe manh va ben vtfng. To' chiJc EPA, cung vdi cac co quan lien bang
khac, ket hop cac hoat dpng to' chut nham cai thien sut khoe va tfnh ben vu'ng cho cac cong
dong chiu qua nhieu chat thai moi trydng, ke ca viec xem xet den thfch iJng cho bien do'i khf
hau va van chuyen hang hda. Vfdy, Quan he Do/ tac Cong dong Ben vu'ng, mot quan he do'i
tac giCta Bo Gia cU va Phat trien Do thi, Bp Giao thong, va To chiJc EPA giup cong dong tie'p can
dypc nhieu nha d gia phai chang hon, cac lya chpn phyong tien di lai, va ha chi phfdi lai trong
luc do bao ve moi trydng d cac cong dong tren toan qud'c.
Giup cong dong tie'p can nhieu hon den cac to chvlc
lien bang. De nang cao kha nang cua cong dong tie'p
can den cac chyong trinh va dich vy chuyen mon lien
bang, Nhom EJ IWG gd bo cac rao cang, lam cau nd'i,
va giam di cac thu thuc thifa thai de cong dong cd the
tie'p can tot hon cac ngudn lye lien bang. De thyc hien
dypc chien lypc nay, nhom EJ IWG bat dau to chiJc cac
bud/ hop mat cua cac To cut Lien quan, tao ra mot co
hoi cho cac to chut lien quan cd the xac dinh cac md'i
quan ngai, thao luan cac bien phap va chyong trinh
mau tot nhat. TO nam 2012, IWGda td'chiJc 19 Ian gap
mat va tie'p tyc to chiJc cac cupc hop nay tren toan dat
nydc.
Dvfkien
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EJIWG
Thdi bieu cua nhom
EJIWG
Thang Hai
2012
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Thang tarn
2011
Thang mi/di
hai2010
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Thang mi/di
hai2010
I
I
Thang chin
2010
To chirc cong bo cac cac
chien IL/OC
cong ly moi tru'dng
To chufc lien bang ky Bien
BanGhiNhd
EJ MOU va chap nhan hien
chifong EJ IWG
Bat dau cac cuoc gap gd
ctoi thoai cua cac Co quan
Lien quan
EPAvaCEQchutrl
Dien Dan ve Cong ly Moi
trifdng dToa Bach 6c Lan
dau tien
Toa Bach 6c nhom hop EJ
IWG
Thong tin Trof giup
Ban torn tat IWG : Contiene una lista de
agendas y estrategias federales, polfticas,
documentos orientativos y planes del EJ
IWG para implementar el Decreto 12898.
Danh ba Phoi horp Hoat dong gitfa To
Chvlc Lien Bang Cong Ly Moi Tru'dng:
Thong tin ve vai tro to chiJc lien bang, so
do to chiJcva cac chi tiet lien lac quan
trong cho cacvung chi/Ong trinh cua to
chut.
Huong dan Moi Tru'dng Lien Bang Difa
vao Cong Dong: Thong tin vechi/Ong
trinh lien bang co the giup cho cac cong
dong trong viec giam thieu phoi nhiem
vcfi chat doc hai bang each dem lai ho tro
ky thuat, tai tro lien bang hay ket hop ca
hai.
Co the truy cap duoc thong tin nay d epa.
gov/environmentaljustice/interagency/
index.html.
De biet them thong tin Lien ket vdi To chufc EPA
EPA 300F12004
Thang b3y 2012
Oe biet them ve EJ IWG, hay goi 202-564-2515
hay truy cap www.epa.gov/environmenta/just/ce/interagency
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