Federal Environmental Justice Tracker – Environmental and Energy Law Program

EPA Released New Policy for Meaningful Engagement and Public Participation

September 5, 2024

FERC Released Guidance for Tribal Participation in NEPA Process

September 3, 2024

OSHA Issued Proposed Rule to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat

August 30, 2024

EPA Finalized Voluntary Cancellation of Pesticide DCPA

August 29, 2024

HHS Released a National Heat Strategy for 2024-2030

August 14, 2024

EPA Proposed Ban on Several Consumer and Workplace Uses of 1-Bromopropane

August 8, 2024

FERC Rule on Interstate Electric Transmission Line Siting Regulations

July 29, 2024

EPA and US Army Announced Sampling for PFAS Near Army Installations

July 26, 2024

EPA Proposed High-Priority Designation for Five Chemical Substances

July 25, 2024

HHS, Treasury Introduced Pilot Solutions for Reducing Burdens on Tribal Grant Recipients

July 24, 2024

EPA Announced New Protections Against Pesticide Drift

July 15, 2024

FEMA Announced 2024-2025 National Youth Preparedness Council

July 11, 2024

FEMA, HUD Partnered on State Planning for Disaster Housing Recovery

July 9, 2024

DOJ Issued 2024 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan

July 8, 2024

EPA Added Environmental, Health Indicators to EJSCREEN

July 8, 2024

EPA Designated Two Forever Chemicals (PFOA, PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

July 8, 2024

EPA Issued Final TSCA Framework Rule on Risk Evaluations

July 2, 2024

White House Published Final EJ Science, Data, and Research Plan

July 1, 2024

HUD Issued Final Rule to Implement Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) for HUD-Assisted Buildings

June 22, 2024

White House Released Agencies’ Climate Adaptation Plans

June 20, 2024

FEMA Requested Comment on Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide (PAPPG)

June 18, 2024

White House Created Columbia River Task Force

June 18, 2024

EPA Proposed Rule to Protect Workers and Consumers from Toxic Solvent N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)

June 14, 2024

HUD Issued Guidance on Use of HUD Funding for Heat Mitigation in Public Housing

June 13, 2024

White House Released National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics

June 12, 2024

FEMA Finalized Rule Implementing Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS)

June 11, 2024

EPA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) Found EPA Should Better Prepare to Notify Public of Lead in Drinking Water

June 10, 2024

EPA Denied Alabama’s Application to Manage Coal Ash Permit Program

June 7, 2024

EPA Issued Final Rule Protecting Water Quality for Tribes with Treaty and Reserved Rights

June 3, 2024

EPA Released 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan

June 1, 2024

HHS Released New Heat and Health Tracker

May 31, 2024

EPA Finalized Rule on Facility Response Plan Requirements Under the Clean Water Act

May 28, 2024

EPA OEJECR Issued Draft National Program Guidance for Comment

May 24, 2024

EPA Denied Alabama’s Application to Manage Coal Ash Permit Program

May 23, 2024

GSA Updated Environmental, Social Criteria for Acquiring Agency Real Estate

May 22, 2024

EPA Issued Final Rule to Make Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports More Understandable and Accessible

May 15, 2024

DOI Finalized Rule to Guide BLM’s Management of Public Lands

May 9, 2024

DOI Finalized Rule on Management and Protection of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

May 7, 2024

EPA Issued Stricter National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Soot (Particulate Matter)

May 6, 2024

CEQ Finalized Phase 2 Rule Implementing National Environmental Policy Act

May 1, 2024

DOE Finalized Transmission Permitting Rule with Engagement Requirements

May 1, 2024

Treasury, DOE, and IRS Issue Guidance on IRA Programs

April 29, 2024

DOL Finalized New Rule to Bolster Protections for Temporary Farmworkers

April 29, 2024

HUD and USDA Adopted Updated Energy Efficiency Standards for New Affordable Housing

April 26, 2024

EPA and CalEPA Issued 2024/25 Action Plan for Joint Enforcement

April 24, 2024

DOI, IHS Signed MOU to Support Tribal Water and Sanitation Infrastructure

April 23, 2024

EPA Created New Online Environmental Justice Clearinghouse

April 21, 2024

EPA Adopted New Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy

April 17, 2024

Department of Labor Issued Final Rule Reducing Miners’ Silica Dust Exposure

April 16, 2024

EPA Issued First National Drinking Water Standard to Protect Against PFAS Exposure

April 10, 2024

EPA Published Final Rule to Strengthen Clean Air Standards for Chemical Plants

April 9, 2024

EPA Released Interim Guidance on Destruction and Disposal of Certain PFAS and PFAS-Containing Materials

April 9, 2024

EPA Finalized Standards to Reduce Emissions of Carcinogen Ethylene Oxide from Commercial Sterilizers

April 5, 2024

President Biden Signed Executive Order to Better Recognize Women’s History in National Parks

March 28, 2024

HUD Issued Notice Seeking Information for the Relocation Options Study

March 28, 2024

DOI Finalized Rule to Reduce Oil and Gas Waste on Public and Tribal Lands

March 27, 2024

EPA and USAID Formalized Partnership to Advance Environmental Protection

March 26, 2024

Treasury and IRS Proposed Rule to Clarify Energy Property Qualifying for IRA’s Tax Credits

March 25, 2024

EPA Sought Applicants for Newly-Established HBCU-MSI Advisory Council

March 25, 2024

EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) Self-initiated Project to Identify Best Practices for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis

March 21, 2024

EPA Began Prioritization of Additional Toxic Chemicals for Risk Evaluation

March 18, 2024

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia Created New Affirmative Civil Rights and Environmental Justice Unit

March 4, 2024

OMB Finalized Guidance on Quantifying Ecosystem Services

February 28, 2024

USDA Received Recommendations Improve Agency Inclusion and Access

February 22, 2024

HUD Requested Public Comment on Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)

February 20, 2024

DOT Launched the Equitable Transportation Community Explorer

February 16, 2024

EPA Expanded Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative

February 15, 2024

FERC Announced New Policy on Tribal Consent as Prerequisite for Issuing Preliminary Project Permits on Tribal Lands

February 15, 2024

Army Corps Proposed Rule Introducing a Framework to Evaluate Proposed Water Resource Investments

February 15, 2024

DOI and USDA Announced Plan to Increase Representation of Alaska Natives on Federal Subsistence Board

February 15, 2024

EPA Finalized Rule for Oil and Natural Gas Operations

February 14, 2024

EPA Released 2023 Update to Equity Action Plan

February 14, 2024

DOE Released Second Equity Action Plan

February 14, 2024

USDA announced the Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC) to Train Young People in Climate-Smart Agriculture

February 12, 2024

President Biden Announced Wilie Phillips as Chair of FERC

February 9, 2024

EPA Proposed Adding PFAS as Regulated Hazardous Substances in Cleanups Under TSCA

February 8, 2024

DOE launched Interagency Effort to Rebuild and Modernize Puerto Rico’s Electrical Grid

February 7, 2024

EPA Proposed Revisions to Lead and Copper Drinking Water Regulations

February 5, 2024

DOI Solicitor Affirmed that Tribes in Alaska have Jurisdiction over Native Allotments

February 1, 2024

EPA Proposed Rule to Reduce Water Pollution from Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities

January 23, 2024

FEMA Finalized Rule Expanding Access to Individual Assistance for Disaster Survivors

January 22, 2024

Treasury and IRS issued guidance for IRA’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit

January 19, 2024

Permitting Council Requested Comments on the Environmental Review Improvement Fund Tribal Assistance Program

January 19, 2024

EPA Lowered Screening Level for Lead in Soil for First Time in 30 years

January 17, 2024

HUD Proposed Rule to Promote Economic Development in Underserved Communities

January 11, 2024

EPA Added Seven PFAS to the Toxic Release Inventory

January 9, 2024

EPA Finalized Rule to Prevent Inactive PFAS from Reentering Commerce

January 8, 2024

DOI Released, Updated Equity Action Plan

January 2, 2024

EPA Granted Louisiana Authority to Permit Carbon Dioxide Wells

December 29, 2023

EPA Proposed To Revise Guideline on Air Quality Models

December 22, 2023

DOL Joined Agreement to Implement American Climate Corps

December 19, 2023

FERC Issued Order Granting Mountain Valley Pipeline a Three-Year Extension

December 19, 2023

DOE Affirmed Commitment to Purchase Clean Power from Tribes

December 14, 2023

White House Announced Partnership with Tribes and States from Pacific Northwest

December 14, 2023

DOI Released Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap Online Tool

December 11, 2023

White House Released EJ Strategy for Communities Reliant on Ocean and Marine Resources

December 8, 2023

EPA Issued Revised Policy on Consultation with Indian Tribes

December 7, 2023

EPA Accepting Public Input on Supplemental Environmental Projects in Federal Enforcement

December 7, 2023

President Biden Issued Exec. Order 14112 to Reform Federal Funding and Support for Tribal Nations

December 6, 2023

DOI Issued Report on Co-Stewardship as Part of Joint Secretarial Order 3403

December 6, 2023

HHS Released Climate Change and Health Equity Strategy Supplement

December 3, 2023

FEMA Announced First Designation of Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZs)

November 27, 2023

FEMA Published Equity Guide for Local Disaster Recovery Officials

November 20, 2023

HUD Requested Information to Develop its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)

November 20, 2023

EPA Released Meaningful Involvement Policy

November 16, 2023

EPA Released Revised Technical Guidance for Assessing Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis

November 15, 2023

NOAA, USDA Released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5)

November 14, 2023

EPA Finalized Phase II FOIA Rule

November 13, 2023

EPA Issued Final Rule Creating a Public PFAS Database

November 13, 2023

EPA Published a Final Rule to Amend Timelines for State Plans under the Clean Air Act

November 11, 2023

USDA Released MOU with EPA, DOI, and CDC on Minimizing Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

November 9, 2023

DOT Released a Meaningful Public Involvement Guide for Funding Recipients

November 8, 2023

EPA Announced Get the Lead Out Initiative

November 7, 2023

FEMA Created New Online Tribal Affairs Hub

November 1, 2023

EPA Launched the Community, Equity & Resilience Initiative

November 1, 2023

EPA Proposed Rule to Regulate Trichloroethylene (TCE)

October 31, 2023

EPA Proposed a Rule for Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

October 30, 2023

NOAA and DOI Signed MOU on Environmental Stewardship

October 26, 2023

Treasury Issued Final Rule Incorporating Disaster Preparedness and Climate Resilience in Community Development

October 24, 2023

DOJ Released EJ Enforcement Strategy Annual Report

October 13, 2023

HHS Launched Climate and Health Outlook Portal

September 28, 2023

DOE Opened IRA’s Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program

September 27, 2023

FEMA Signed Agreement With NAACP to Promote Equity in Disaster Response

September 25, 2023

EPA Withdrew Interim Registration Review for Glyphosate

September 22, 2023

FPISC Proposed Rule “Mining” Definition under FAST-41

September 22, 2023

FEMA Released Disaster Preparedness Guide for Older Adults

September 20, 2023

DOT Released its 2023 Equity Action Plan

September 1, 2023

FEMA Issued Guidance to Community Leaders on Preparing for Extreme Temperatures

August 25, 2023

NOAA Proposed the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

August 24, 2023

EPA Issued 2024-2027 National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives Focused on Overburdened Communities

August 17, 2023

Treasury and IRS Issued Final Rule and Guidance on Low-Income Solar and Wind Energy Credits

August 15, 2023

EPA Proposed Updates to Air Emission Reporting Requirements

August 9, 2023

EPA Proposed Change to Its Risk Assessment Process for New Chemicals

August 8, 2023

President Biden Established Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

August 8, 2023

President Biden Established Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

August 8, 2023

EPA Released Environmental Justice Toolkit for Lead Paint Enforcement Programs

August 7, 2023

EPA Proposed to Strengthen Lead Paint-Abatement Requirements

August 1, 2023

DOT Announced 24 members to the Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE)

August 1, 2023

EPA Proposed to Regulate Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC)

July 28, 2023

OSHA Announced Increased Inspections and Enforcement

July 27, 2023

HUD Released Guidance for CDBG-DR Grantees to Comply with Civil Rights Laws

July 24, 2023

EPA Removed “Emergency” Affirmative Defense Waivers from Title V Air Permit Regulations

July 21, 2023

NOAA Requested Input to Enhance Delivery of Climate Services

July 20, 2023

OIRA Released Guidance on Public Participation and Community Engagement in the Regulatory Process

July 19, 2023

Xochitl Torres Small is nominated to serve as USDA’s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

July 11, 2023

EPA Inspector General Audited EPA’s Distribution of Loans for State Drinking Water Projects

July 11, 2023

EPA Issued Memo on Partnering with State Enforcement Agencies, Including EJ Focus

June 21, 2023

EPA Proposed Rule to Ban Most Uses of Perchloroethylene (PCE)

June 16, 2023

EPA Issued Draft Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) Guidelines

June 16, 2023

DOI Withdrew Leasing and Mining Claims around Chaco Culture National Historic Park

June 2, 2023

EPA Released ECHO Clean Air Tracking Tool

May 31, 2023

DOE Announced Update to Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing

May 30, 2023

Secretary Haaland Appointed New Members to the National Park System Advisory Board

May 21, 2023

EPA Proposed Rule to Impose Safeguards on Coal Ash Impoundments

May 18, 2023

EPA Published Interactive Map Depicting Sea Level Rise Around Hazardous Waste Sites

May 18, 2023

NOAA Published ANPRM on Guidelines for Fisheries Management

May 15, 2023

DOJ Launched Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Environmental Crimes Task Force

May 11, 2023

EPA Proposed Baseline Water Quality Standards for Tribes

May 5, 2023

FERC Appointed Acting Director of New Office of Public Participation

May 2, 2023

EPA Published Report on Climate Change and Children’s Health and Well-Being in the United States

April 25, 2023

DOE Launched Energy Savings Hub

April 24, 2023

White House Offices Released Phase One of EJ Scorecard

April 21, 2023

President Biden Issued Executive Order 14096 to Advance Environmental Justice

April 21, 2023

EPA Published Online Resource to Prevent Heavy Metal Exposure in Children

April 14, 2023

EPA Proposed Rule to Improve Consumer Confidence Reports

April 5, 2023

NOAA Selected Communities for the Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign

April 4, 2023

Agencies Signed MOU Creating Rapid Response Teams to Support Energy Communities

April 4, 2023

DOE Released Coal Power Plant Redevelopment Visualization Tool

April 4, 2023

EPA Released the Draft of the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution

April 1, 2023

EPA Published First Ever Chemical Data Reporting National Review

March 31, 2023

FEMA Updated National Risk Index to Incorporate Social Vulnerability Data

March 30, 2023

EPA Proposed Stricter Standards on Wastewater Discharge From Coal-Fired Power Plants

March 29, 2023

White House Released Report on Implementation of the Equitable Data Working Group’s Recommendations

March 24, 2023

CEQ Announced Task Forces for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS)

March 24, 2023

OSTP Published Agency Guidance on Data in Climate Risk and Impact Assessments

March 22, 2023

President Biden Designated New Avi Kwa Ame National Monument

March 21, 2023

OSTP Released Ocean Climate Action Plan

March 21, 2023

New Senior Counsel for Environmental Justice and Equity Appointed

March 16, 2023

EPA Announced Accelerated Action for Four Organophosphate Pesticides

March 15, 2023

EPA Published Final “Good Neighbor” Plan to Reduce Downstream Ozone Exposure

March 15, 2023

HUD Created Two New Offices for Disaster Recovery

March 15, 2023

EPA Proposed Rule to Reinstate Several Provisions of the 2015 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard

March 13, 2023

FERC Approved Two Cold Weather Reliability Standards

March 10, 2023

OMB Issued Implementation Guidance for Federal Permitting Action Plan

March 6, 2023

CEQ Issued Guidance for Implementing Biden-Harris Permitting Action Plan

March 6, 2023

DOI Issued Order 3410 to Promote Bison Population and Grassland Restoration Efforts

March 3, 2023

USDA Appointed First Permanent Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO)

March 2, 2023

FEMA Published 2023-2027 Data Strategy Prioritizing Data Access

March 1, 2023

DOL Issued a Final Rule Amending Methodology for Determining Adverse Effect Wage Rates

February 28, 2023

EPA Published Final Rule Reaffirming Limitations on Toxic Air Pollution from Power Plants

February 17, 2023

EPA Announced that FOIAOnline Would Be Shut Down in September 2023

February 13, 2023

USDA Renewed Partnership with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

February 10, 2023

Department of State Issued a Statement on Principles for Environmental, Social, and Governance Standards in Mineral Rich African Nations

February 7, 2023

President Biden Signed Three Bills to Improve Water Access for Tribes in Arizona

January 25, 2023

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Released National Strategy to Quantify Economic Benefits from Ecosystem Services

January 19, 2023

DOL Proposed Revision to Regulatory Standards on Self-Insurance by Coal Mine Operators

January 18, 2023

USDA Announced Partnership with the National Urban League

January 11, 2023

OSTP Announced Action for Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research

January 11, 2023

EPA Issued Legal Guidance on How to Address Cumulative Pollution Impacts to Advance EJ

January 11, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Released US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization

January 10, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Announced US National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization

January 10, 2023

CEQ Released NEPA Guidance on Agency Consideration of GHGs and Climate Change

January 6, 2023

DOT Released its Research, Development, and Technology Strategic Plan

January 5, 2023

FEMA, SBA Lowered Income Threshold to Qualify for Disaster Assistance

January 3, 2023

EPA’s Office of Air & Radiation (OAR) Issued Guidance to Regional Offices on Considering Environmental Justice

December 22, 2022

EPA Issued Guidance on EJ and Civil Rights in Permitting

December 22, 2022

HUD Announced the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) Program

December 21, 2022

HUD Announced FHA-Insured Homeowners Can Obtain Private Flood Insurance Policies

December 21, 2022

EPA Reaffirmed a Stricter Cancer Risk Value for Ethylene Oxide

December 21, 2022

UN Convention on Biological Diversity Adopted Agreement to Protect Lands and Waters

December 20, 2022

FEMA Released 2022 National Advisory Council Annual Report

December 20, 2022

EPA Imposed More Stringent Emissions Standards on Heavy-Duty Vehicles

December 20, 2022

DOJ Launched Law Enforcement Language Access Initiative

December 19, 2022

DOE Released Data Supplementing the 2022 US Energy and Employment Report

December 15, 2022

DOT Re-Established Seven Regional Centers for the Regional Tribal Technical Assistance Program

December 6, 2022

EPA Proposed Water Quality Standards to Protect Tribal Aquatic and Aquatic-Dependent Resources

December 5, 2022

FEMA, Interior Announced Voluntary Community-Driven Relocation Program for Tribal Communities

December 2, 2022

Agencies Published Draft National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics

December 2, 2022

EPA Proposed Tightening Restrictions on Pesticide Carbaryl

December 1, 2022

White House Issued Government-Wide Guidance on Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Agency Decision Making

December 1, 2022

CEQ Released Guidance on Inclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in Agency Actions

December 1, 2022

DOI and USDA Made Recommendations to Protect Tribes from Mining

December 1, 2022

Biden Administration Reinstated Annual Tribal Nations Summit, Pledging More Collaboration with Tribes

December 1, 2022

Treasury And IRS Issued Guidance on Labor for Construction of Energy Efficient Buildings

November 30, 2022

Commerce, DOI, and USDA Announced Steps for Tribal Co-stewardship

November 30, 2022

HUD Finalized Rule for Section 184 of the Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program

November 30, 2022

Interior Issued Report on Authorities Supporting Tribal Co-Stewardship

November 30, 2022

DOI and USDA Issued Joint Secretarial Order to Strengthen Co-Stewardship Efforts

November 30, 2022

DOI Created New Office of Strategic Partnerships to Direct Resources to Indian Country

November 30, 2022

DOL Sought Public Input on Updating its Environmental Justice Strategy

November 28, 2022

HUD Updated Rate Reduction Initiative (RRI) Guidance to Reduce Utility Costs in Public Housing

November 28, 2022

DOI Solicitor Issued Opinion Reclaiming Authority to Take Land into Trust for Alaska Natives and Alaska Tribes

November 16, 2022

Biden-Harris Administration Released Nature-Based Solutions Roadmap

November 8, 2022

EPA Established New Regional Environmental Justice Office in Region 2

November 4, 2022

FEMA Appointed 16 New National Advisory Council Members

November 1, 2022

EPA Released Agency-wide Strategy to Combat Lead Exposure

October 27, 2022

BLM Formed Partnership with Tribal Governments to Oversee Cultural Protection Activities in the Bering Strait Region

October 25, 2022

EPA Issued a Proposed Endangerment Finding for Lead Emissions from Aircraft

October 17, 2022

EPA Proposed Revisions to the Federal Air Rules for Reservations

October 12, 2022

EPA Released and Updated Resources to Allow the Public to Investigate Environmental Enforcement and Compliance in their Communities

October 3, 2022

EPA Finalized “EJ Action Plan: Building Up Environmental Justice in EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs”

September 30, 2022

EPA and the Forest Service Updated the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

September 28, 2022

EPA Launched New Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights

September 24, 2022

USDA Released its Strategic Roadmap for Increasing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

September 23, 2022

US Commission on Civil Rights Released Report on Civil Rights Compliance Post-Hurricanes Harvey and Maria

September 21, 2022

DOL Proposed a Rule under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

September 14, 2022

Interior Bureaus Released Guidance on Supporting Tribal Co-Stewardship

September 13, 2022

Solicitor Ruled for Tribes Against North Dakota in Dispute Over Mineral Rights

September 1, 2022

EPA Published Report Detailing Improvements in Air Quality from the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act

August 25, 2022

Agencies Signed MOU to Promote Access to Nature in “Nature-Deprived Communities”

August 22, 2022

FEMA Released First National Tribal Strategy

August 22, 2022

USDA and EPA Announced Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Communities

August 22, 2022

Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition Released Collaborative Land Management Plan

August 22, 2022

DOL Added Programs to the Justice40 Initiative

August 18, 2022

DOT Announced the Inclusion of 39 Programs in the Justice40 Initiative

August 18, 2022

DOI Announced Return of 465 Acres to the Rappahannock Tribe

August 15, 2022

Secretary Haaland Rescinded Memorandum that Hampered Tribes Seeking to Enact Water Codes

August 15, 2022

DOI Opened Land for Conveyance to Eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-Era Veterans

August 15, 2022

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Released Environmental Justice Index

August 10, 2022

EEOC Reached Settlement over Pipeline Company’s Workplace Abuse

August 8, 2022

EPA Published “Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory”

August 4, 2022

EPA Partnered with USDA to Improve Low-Income Wastewater Infrastructure

August 2, 2022

DOE Announced Interagency Measures for Increasing Clean Energy Jobs and Decreasing Energy Bills

July 27, 2022

HUD Released Guidance for Connecting to Local Community Solar

July 27, 2022

USDA Changed the Organizational Structure of the Office of Tribal Relations

July 26, 2022

USDA Released Plans for Reforestation, Climate Adaptation, including New Resources from BIL

July 25, 2022

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Revived Interagency Effort to Create More Affordable and Equitable Outdoor Recreation Opportunities

July 21, 2022

HUD Announced Data Sharing Agreement between FEMA and HUD

June 27, 2022

EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee Adopted Recommendations to Support Local Communities Tackling PFAS Contamination

June 23, 2022

Internal Report Found FEMA Ignored Equity in Buyout Grants

June 22, 2022

USDA and DOI Signed Inter-Governmental Cooperative Agreements with Tribal Nations

June 20, 2022

DOI Transferred Fish Production at Dworshak National Fish Hatchery to the Nez Perce Tribe

June 16, 2022

DOI Established Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee

June 15, 2022

DOI Launched Indian Youth Service Corps

June 10, 2022

Army Corps Sought Comment on Effort to Modernize Civil Works Program

June 3, 2022

EPA Issued Draft National Program Guidance for FY 2023-2024, Including Model Documents with EJ Requirements

June 1, 2022

HHS Announced New Office of Environmental Justice

May 31, 2022

EPA Released Guide on Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice

May 26, 2022

CEQ Released Report with EJ Recommendations for Congress

May 23, 2022

DOJ Issued Interim Final Rule to Allow Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)

May 10, 2022

DOJ Launched First-Ever Office of Environmental Justice, Joint EJ Enforcement Strategy with EPA

May 5, 2022

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Issued a Final Rule on Fuel Economy Standards

May 2, 2022

EPA’s Science Advisory Board Established Cumulative Impacts Assessment Framework

April 25, 2022

CEQ Finalized Phase 1 Revisions to Rules Implementing NEPA

April 20, 2022

FERC Released 2022 Equity Action Plan

April 15, 2022

Commerce Released Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

USDA Released its Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

DOE Released 2022 Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

FEMA Released 2022 Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

DOL Released its 2022 Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

HUD Released the 2022 Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

EPA Released First-Ever Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

DOT Released Its 2022 Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

HHS Released 2022 Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

Department of Defense Released its First Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

DOJ Released 2022 Equity Action Plan

April 14, 2022

FEMA Requested Public Comment on Disaster Survivor Data Collection

April 13, 2022

White House Released Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Rural Playbook

April 11, 2022

OSHA Launched a National Emphasis Program for Heat

April 8, 2022

DOI Sought Comments on Federal Hardrock Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting Processes

March 31, 2022

EPA Failed to Complete Overdue Residual Risk and Technology Reviews

March 30, 2022

FERC Issued Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-26

March 29, 2022

EPA Released Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026

March 28, 2022

DOT Released its 2022-26 Strategic Plan

March 28, 2022

FERC Reverted Back to Earlier Natural Gas Infrastructure Development Review Policy

March 25, 2022

HUD Released Report on Lack of Flood Insurance for Many FHA Backed Loans

March 22, 2022

EPA Replaced Trump Administration Memo for Fair and Efficient Resolution of Environmental Claims

March 18, 2022

EPA’s Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals Reviewed EPA’s Approach for Assessing Chemical Risks to Fenceline Communities

March 17, 2022

HUD and DOE Announced the Better Climate Challenge

February 28, 2022

FEMA Issued New Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Policy

February 25, 2022

CEQ Issued Guidance on Carbon Capture and Underground Storage (CCUS)

February 22, 2022

DOI Created Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Council

February 17, 2022

The Biden-Harris Administration Restarted Cancer Moonshot Initiative to Reduce the Cancer Death Rate

February 2, 2022

USDA Announced Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture

February 1, 2022

EPA Announced Measures to Better Protect Residents in “Cancer Alley”

January 22, 2022

EPA Released New Guidance on Affirmative Title VI Compliance Reviews

January 22, 2022

EPA Entered an Agreement with the World Health Organization to Cooperate in Promoting Environmental Management

January 18, 2022

OMB Initiated Review of Standards for Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity

January 15, 2022

DOE Announced Clean Energy Corps

January 13, 2022

EPA Finalized Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (SCCAP) Rule

January 11, 2022

EPA Added 1-bromopropane to Clean Air Act Toxics List

January 4, 2022

DOE Published Report of Responses to RFI on Inclusive Climate Innovation

January 1, 2022

EPA Finalized Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule

December 27, 2021

EPA Proposed to Withdraw Trump Administration Policy Allowing Oklahoma to Regulate Environmental Issues on Tribal LandEPA Published Enforcement Annual Results for FY 2020

December 23, 2021

DOI Recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation

December 22, 2021

GAO Recommended HUD Collect and Publish Demographic Data from CDBG-DR Aid Recipients

December 9, 2021

EPA Extended TRI Reporting Requirements to Specific Facilities

December 8, 2021

White House and 17 Agencies Signed MOU Committing to Increased Consultation and Collaboration with Tribes

December 6, 2021

DOI, Other Agencies Signed MOU to Increase Tribal Consultation

December 6, 2021

DOT Requested Information on Implementation of Title VI

December 3, 2021

FEMA Released 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Including Equity Goals

December 1, 2021

EPA Added Natural Gas Processing Facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory

November 24, 2021

DOE Let National Coal Council Charter Lapse to Refocus the Council on Coal Workers and Communities

November 20, 2021

EPA Finalized National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Refractory Products Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review

November 19, 2021

HUD Published its Climate Action Plan

November 17, 2021

Secretaries Buttigieg and Haaland Signed a Memorandum of Understanding

November 17, 2021

USDA and DOI Released Joint Secretarial Order on Trust Responsibility to Indian Tribes

November 15, 2021

CEQ and OSTP Created Interagency Working Group on Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK)

November 15, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration Released its Climate Action Plan

November 9, 2021

Attorney General Garland Restored DOJ’s Office for Access to Justice

October 29, 2021

EPA Agreed to Publish Complete Lists of Each State’s Implementation Plan

October 22, 2021

EPA Published PFAS Strategic Roadmap: EPA’s Commitments to Action 2021-2024

October 18, 2021

DOL Proposed Rule to Remove Barriers on Considering ESG Factors

October 13, 2021

HHS Requested Comments on Addressing EJ in Healthcare

October 13, 2021

President Biden Signed Executive Orders Restoring Boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Monuments

October 8, 2021

HHS Released 2021 Climate Action Plan

October 7, 2021

EPA Revised the Children’s Health Policy and Plan

October 5, 2021

EPA Withdrew Trump Administration Memorandum Addressing Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunctions in State Implementation Plans

September 30, 2021

EPA Launched Training Initiative to Reduce Lead Exposure

September 27, 2021

EPA’s Office of Inspector General Report Highlighted Tribal Drinking Water Needs

September 27, 2021

White House Announced New Initiatives to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat

September 20, 2021

EPA OIG Found Agency Did Not Consistently Communicate Human Health Risks at Sites Being Addressed by OLEM

September 15, 2021

FEMA Expanded Types of Documentation Survivors Can Use to Prove Homeownership and Occupancy

September 9, 2021

EPA Report Highlighted Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities

September 2, 2021

EPA, DOJ Updated Superfund Forms to Include EJ Considerations

August 31, 2021

EPA Issued Final Rule Announcing Intent to Ban Chlorpyrifos

August 31, 2021

HHS Established New Office of Climate Change and Health Equity

August 30, 2021

FEMA Released National Risk Index

August 17, 2021

USDA Issued Final Rule on Heirs’ Property Relending Program

August 9, 2021

OMB Released Study on Methods to Assess Equity in Federal Programs

August 6, 2021

EPA Announced 47 New Members of Science Advisory Board

August 2, 2021

DOT Released its 2021 Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan

August 1, 2021

DOI Transferred National Bison Range Lands to be Held in Trust for Tribes

June 23, 2021

EPA Announced It Will Annually Update and Release National Air Toxics Data and Risk Estimates

June 23, 2021

EPA Enforcement Office Directed Offices to Strengthen Criminal Enforcement in Overburdened Communities

June 21, 2021

DOI Transferred 80 Acres to Native Hawaiians in Ewa Beach

June 15, 2021

EPA Revised Permit Appeals Process for Environmental Appeals Board

June 11, 2021

HUD Issued IFR Reinstating 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule

June 10, 2021

DHS Released 2021-2025 EJ Strategy

June 9, 2021

DOJ and EPA Announced Interagency Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Program

June 9, 2021

EPA Enforcement Office Adopted Four Strategies to Improve EJ Enforcement

April 30, 2021

EPA Enforcement Office Adopted Four Strategies to Improve EJ Enforcement

April 30, 2021

Interior Removed Barriers to Tribes’ Land-Into-Trust Applications

April 27, 2021

FEMA Requested Comment on Equity Concerns in Disaster Response

April 22, 2021

Working Group Published Initial Report on Empowering Workers Through Revitalizing Energy Communities

April 21, 2021

Administrator Regan Directs EPA Leadership to Strengthen Enforcement in Overburdened Communities

April 7, 2021

ENRD-EPA Victim Assistance Team Developed New Victims’ Rights Materials

April 1, 2021

ENRD Deputy Assistant AG Withdrew Trump-era Documents Defining Enforcement Priorities

February 1, 2021

DOI Launched Interagency Initiative to Protect Access to Sacred Sites

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