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Environmental Justice (EJ)
Region 5 EJ Contact
Lara Lasky (lasky.lara@epa.gov)
Environmental Justice Program Coordinator
312-353-5614
Fx: 312-385-5538
National Information
Plan EJ 2014 - a roadmap to help EPA integrate EJ into its programs, policies and activities
Compliance & Enforcement Data Tools
- August 23-26, 2011
2011 Environmental Justice Conference
(Detroit, MI) - Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Stakeholder meeting for the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (Detroit, MI)
Region 5 Environmental Justice State Contacts
Region 5 is Lead Region through Fiscal Year 2013 for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA).Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental JusticeIndiana Department of Environmental Management
Office of Legal CounselMichigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
Environmental Justice Working GroupMinnesota Pollution Control Agency
MPCA and Environmental JusticeOhio Environmental Protection Agency
Public InvolvementWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Justice
State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreements (SEJCA)
- Illinois SEJCA
- The East St. Louis Residential Lead Paint Outreach Collaborative will provide community outreach and training to educate and involve residents in lead abatement and paint contamination throughout the City of East St. Louis. The project includes conducting research on the health effects of exposure to residential lead contamination. The outreach plan and public education program will also focus on the hazards of lead contamination, prevention measures, lead blood screening and abatement services. The overall mission of the collaborative is to prevent and eliminate childhood lead poisoning.