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EPA Science Advisory Board Issued Technical Guidance for Assessing EJ in Regulatory Analyses

Last updated:

December 9, 2024

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Executive Order

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EPA

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EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) released an updated technical guidance to urge the EPA to consider measures to improve its technical guidance for assessing environmental justice (EJTG). SAB’s recommendations included more systematic processes for conducting EJ analyses, facilitating greater participation from affected communities, and a flow diagram intended to guide EPA analysts through consideration of EJ concerns. The technical guidance also provided information for developing clear definitions for terms which are frequently used in EJ discourse (including impact, susceptibility, and community).