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Training/Conferences/Meetings
This page provides information on air related on-line training and other training resources, conferences, meetings, and conference calls that may be of interest to EJ Communities.
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Meetings/Conference Calls
Community Conference Calls - Communities have requested EPA's Air Programs provide more timely information on upcoming activities. To better share information and enable ongoing communication between EPA and interested community groups, EPA has begin to host bi-monthly conference calls.
- December 9, 2010 at 1:00pm-2:00pm EST
Intended Audience: Environmental Justice and Tribal Communities or organizations.
Purpose: To provide information about upcoming air program activities.- Information about the call (PDF) (1pg, 21k)
- Connecticut EJ Public Participation Plan (PDF)(7pp, 280k)
- Connecticut Public Participation Guidelines (PDF) (9pp, 179k)
Intended Audience: Environmental Justice and Tribal Communities or organizations.
Purpose: The call provided an opportunity for communities to ask additional clarifying questions on EPA's proposed Transport Rule and learn about strategies and resources for communities to reduce diesel emissions.
September 28 call follow-up materials:
* Free Diesel Technology Forum Webinar , Preparing your DERA Grant Application: What You Need to Know for FY2011, October 5, 2010 - 2:00pm 
* Minnesota Environmental Initiative Green Fleet Program - program highlighted on call
* More information on the National Clean Diesel Campaign
- July 23, 2010 (PDF) (2pp, 18k) Community Conference Call, 1:30-3:00pm EDT
Intended Audience: Environmental Justice and Tribal Communities or organizations.
Purpose: The first half of the call focused on community recommendations for the on-going structure and format of future calls. The second half of the call provided communities with an opportunity to ask additional clarifying questions on the proposed definition of non-hazardous solid waste and combustion rules.
Conferences/Workshops
- EPA EJ Luncheon with Bunyan Bryant and Grace Lee Boggs, August 2011 Detroit, MI - YouTube Video (15 minutes)
August 2011 - A Working Lunch: A Conversation with Heroes of the Movements for Civil Rights and Environmental Justice with Opening Remarks by Program Moderator: Donele Wilkins (Greendoor Initiative)
- 2010 EJ/Air Workshop: proceedings from the 2010 Conference on Environmental Justice, Air Quality, Goods Movement, and Green Jobs: Evolution an Innovation, co-sponsored by Dillard University, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Worker Education and Training Program, January 25-27 2010, New Orleans, LA.
- 2007 EJ/AIR Workshop: proceedings from EJ & Air Workshop, co-sponsored by Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) and Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice (SNEEJ), September 6-7 2007, San Francisco, CA.
Classroom and Online Training
- EJ training available through EPA’s Regional Offices: check with your Regional office EJ coordinator.
- Training for Tribal Environmental Professionals: check the EPA training calendar.
- On-line, one-hour web-based introductory EJ training: (requires registering as a public user)