Posts under EPA Category
Legislative Watch
Posted on May 10, 2013 In: Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, EPA, Federal Policy, Uncategorized
Week of May 13, 2013
President Obama said “YES WE CAN” to addressing Climate Change
Posted on January 23, 2013 In: Call to Action, Environmental Health, EPA
President Obama said “YES WE CAN” to addressing Climate Change Jan 23, 2013 | By Kimberly Hill-Knott, Policy Manager This week, we witness a historic moment when President Barack Obama, the nation’s first African American, was sworn in for a second term in office on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday. As thousands of people descended on Washington, DC and more »
Community Forum on Clean Air
Posted on December 13, 2012 In: Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, EPA
Come join us on Friday, Dec. 12 – 1-2 P.M.
Climate Change Policy Update
Posted on December 12, 2012 In: Advocacy, Environmental Health, EPA, Uncategorized
Bills to Watch Out For
Register for Lead RRP
Posted on October 29, 2012 In: EPA, Green Jobs, Uncategorized
Common renovation activities like sanding, cutting, and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-based paint, which can be harmful to adults and children. (EPA) Therefore, since April 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency has required firms performing renovation, repair and painting work on pre-1978 homes, child care facilities and schools be EPA certified in Lead RRP, and more »
Toxic & Green Jobs Tour
Posted on September 27, 2012 In: Advocacy, Community Development, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, EPA, Events, Federal Policy, Green Jobs, Land Use, Local Policy, State policy, Uncategorized
Who: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ)
Soot Air Pollution TAKE ACTION Event
Posted on August 21, 2012 In: Environmental Health, EPA, Events, Federal Policy
EPA on Smart Growth
Posted on March 8, 2012 In: Community Development, Environmental Justice, EPA, Federal Policy, Land Use, Sustainability, Uncategorized
The EPA’s Smart Growth office has released a draft document tying together Smart Growth, Environmental Justice and Equitable Development.
EPA’s Expanding the School Siting Conversation: A Webinar Series
Posted on October 7, 2011 In: Community Development, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, EPA, Federal Policy, Land Use, Planning, Youth
Announcement from the national Environmental Justice list-serv run by the EPA: To encourage healthy, sustainable schools and communities, the Council for Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI), the National Center for Safe Routes to School, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity, and EPA are offering a series of educational webinars, including more »
Connecting the Intergenerational Divide – EPA EJ Conference, Detroit 2011
Posted on August 8, 2011 In: Environmental Justice, EPA, Events, Federal Policy, Green Jobs, Youth
The EPA and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences are coming to Detroit this year to hold the National Environmental Justice conference August 23-26. (Register Here) DWEJ is participating on two panels – one on balancing workforce innovations and community needs in green jobs, and one on intergenerational connections in the EJ movement. I will be tweeting throughout the more »