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2007 EJ Air Workshop
EPA would like to thank (PDF) (2pp, 11k) the numerous communities and organizations that helped make the 2007 EJ/Air Workshop such a success, especially the Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice and EPA’s Region 9 Pacific Southwest Office. Copies of the presenter bios, presentations, presentation summaries, and handouts can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate section in the agenda below. Also available are copies of the workshop evaluation summary, conference attendee list, notes of proceedings, and a list of people who served on the planning teams for the workshop.
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| 2007 EJ/AIR Workshop Agenda Sponsored by U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Co-hosted by Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice and U. S. EPA’s Region 9 Pacific Southwest Office September 6-7, 2008 workshop evaluations (PDF) (2pp, 19k) attendee list (PDF) (6pp, 33k) workshop planning team (PDF) (2pp, 11k) |
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Track #1 Combined Track#1 notes (PDF) (9pp, 46k) |
Track #2 Combined Track #2 notes (PDF) (10pp, 42k) |
| Day 1 | Thursday, September 6, 2007 | |
| 7:30-8:15am | Registration | |
| 8:15-9:00am | Welcome and plenary session - Gregory Green (PDF) (1pg, 8k), EPA; Debbie Jordan, EPA; Richard Moore (PDF) (1pg, 9k), Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice combined plenary notes (PDF) (9pp, 34k) |
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| 9:00-10:30am | What is Collaboration? This interactive exercise will define what collaboration means
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Setting the Stage: Community Planning Tools – Using Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) as the Primary Model
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| 10:30-10:45am | Break | |
| 10:45-11:15am | Report Out on Collaboration Session Session Moderators: Floor Facilitators: |
Setting the Stage: Community Assessment Tools – Monitoring to Get Results
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| 11:15-12:15pm | What is "success" from a community perspective. Session Moderators: Floor Facilitators: |
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| 12:15-1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:30-3:00 pm | Barriers to Collaboration: Recognizing and overcoming challenges
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Taking Action: Preventing Pollution and Reducing Risks -Utilizing Voluntary Approaches
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| 3:00-3:15pm | Break | |
| 3:15-4:45 pm | Successful practices from the Real World
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Taking Action: Preventing Pollution and Reducing Risks - Utilizing Regulatory Approaches
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| 4:45-5:30pm | Plenary Session – Open Discussion meeting notes (PDF) (2pp, 16k) |
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| 6:30-9:00pm | Optional Community Dinner | |
| 2007 EJ/AIR Workshop Agenda Sponsored by U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Co-hosted by Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice and U. S. EPA’s Region 9 Pacific Southwest Office September 6-7, 2008 |
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Track #1 Combined Track#1 notes (PDF) (9pp, 46k) |
Track #2 combined Track #2 notes (PDF) (10pp, 42k) |
| Day 2 | Friday, September 7, 2007 | |
| 8:00-8:40am | Networking and Overview of Day 2 Session Moderators: |
Making It Happen: Strategic Financing Options
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| 8:40-9:00am | Introduction for Community to Community Dialog Session Moderator: |
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| 9:00-9:30am | Virtual Site Tour Discussion with Collaborating Communities Session Moderator: Community Presenters: |
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| 9:30-9:45am | Break | |
| 9:45-10:00am | Virtual Site Tour Discussion with Collaborating Communities (Continued) |
Making It Happen: Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)
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| 10:00-10:50am | Profile of a Successful Community Collaboration in Spartanburg, S.C. Session Moderators: South Carolina State Representative Harold Mitchell (PDF) (1pg, 9k) |
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| 10:50-11:15am | Collaboration Track Wrap-up Session Moderators:
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| 11:15-11:30am | Break | |
| 11:30-12:15pm | Plenary Session: Next Steps meeting notes (PDF) (7pp, 30k) |
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| 12:15-12:30pm | Closing remarks; Evaluations; Adjourn | |
Swati Prakash:
- Cleaning Up Pollution Caused by Freight Transport Costs Pennies, Save Billions, Says New Report (PDF) (2pp, 24k)
- Fact Sheet: Paying With Our Health: The Real Cost of Freight Transport in California (PDF) (2pp, 20k)
- Power, Privilege and Participation: Meeting the Challenge of Equal Research Alliances (PDF) (4pp, 32k)
- Preface: Advancing Environmental Justice through Community-Based Participatory Research (PDF) (2pp, 904k)
Connie Tucker:
- Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment, Part 1 Planning and Scope (PDF) (13pp, 81k)
- A Ladder of Citizen Participation (PDF) (14pp, 97k)
Arnita Gadson:
- Environmental Justice (EJ) Brochure (PDF) (3pp, 56k)
- For Immediate Release: Board Approves Strategic Toxic Air Reduction Program To Protect Public Health, Enhance Quality of Life (PDF) (2pp, 34k)
Alan Walts:
- EPA Statutory and Regulatory Authorities Under Which Environmental Justice Issues May be Addressed (PDF) (14pp, 122k)
- Opportunity for Advancing Environmental Justice: An Analysis of U.S. EPA Statutory Authorities, Part A & Chapter 11 (PDF) (257pp, 659k)
- A Citizens Guide to Using Federal Environmental Laws to Secure Environmental Justice (PDF) (120pp, 3.6 MB)
Wilma Subra: