Environmental Justice Program

Healthy Homes page - provides information on the Healthy Homes Community Initiative.

On October 28, 2009, the Request For Applications (PDF) (43 pp, 442K About PDF) was released announcing the availability of funds and solicitation of applications from eligible entities interested in applying for the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) Program. The EJSG program is designed to help communities understand and address their exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. The long-term goals of the EJSG Program are to help build the capacity of the affected community and create self-sustaining, community-based partnerships that will continue to improve local environments in the future. In addition to the traditional criteria, EPA is encouraging applications that address the disproportionate impacts of climate change in communities by emphasizing climate equity, energy efficiency, renewable energy, local green economy, and green jobs capacity building.

Environmental Justice Grants page - includes information on state grants

Pesticide Sales Concerns Addressed:

Protect Your Business and Your Customers - Do NOT Buy or Sell Illegal Pesticides! (1 page, 94 KB) [PDF] en Espaņol (PDF) (1 page, 220K About PDF) (PDF) (1 page, 231K About PDF) (PDF) (1 page, 172K About PDF)  (PDF) (1 page, 220K About PDF) (PDF)(1 page, 139K About PDF)

Region 7 has developed a flier to inform and educate marketplaces about the risks involved in selling unregistered pesticide products, which might be hazardous to human health, and about the laws associated with knowingly selling such products. Special emphasis has been placed on markets that sell imported goods. This flier has been translated into 6 different languages. The goal is that unregistered pesticides are removed from store shelves.