1. Policy Options for Urban Environmental Justice
Indra Frank, MD, MPH
Director of Environmental Health & Water Policy
December 8, 2016

2. Definition of Environmental Justice
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.

3. Policy Solutions for Urban Environmental Justice Funding
Community Engagement
Policy

4. 2017 Indiana Legislature Speed up clean ups
By revising the Voluntary Remediation Program
Improve water infrastructure
Improve inspections & enforcement
By restoring IDEM’s budget which is down 25% since 2007

5. EJ Solutions from other states
Dedicated EJ seats on planning or environmental boards
Specific funds reserved for correcting environmental disparities
Specific funds reserved for community assistance
A policy that community impact must be considered in permitting

6. Oregon
2007 Senate Bill 420
all persons affected by decisions of natural resource agencies have a voice in those decisions.

7. EJ Solutions from Other Cities
Consider the vulnerability of, and existing health risks to nearby populations in permitting decisions
Enhance enforcement of public health protections
Increase public participation

8. Cincinnati EJ Ordinance of 2009
Under the authority of the police power to “protect the citizenry from material, cumulative adverse impacts on health”
All “proposed projects” must obtain an environmental justice permit in order to operate within the city
The EJ permit application requires an analysis of the project’s impact on the community within a one-mile radius
DeGuire, J. The Cincinnati Environmental Justice Ordinance. 60 Clev. St. L. Rev. 223 (2012)

9. New York EJ Alliance Recommendations to NYC
Attention to vulnerable communities in infrastructure spending
Revise selection criteria for Community Parks Initiative to more fairly increase open space for low-income and minority communities
Implement a zoned system for commercial hauling to improve public health in neighborhoods overburdened by truck traffic
New York City Environmental Justice Alliance

10. King County, WA Mapped composite demographic score
Mapped walkability to assets (transit, food, schools, health facilities, etc)
Established community norms for transit access, food access, digital access, schools, libraries, health facilities, urban tree canopy, and public parks
Equitable Services and Access: Community Level Outcomes for King County, WA

11. Other Resources
Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Org: Environmental Justice
California EPA (2016). Environmental Justice Program Update
California Environmental Justice Alliance
Oregon Environmental Justice Task Force