In August 2022, U.S. EPA published their Interim Environmental Justice and Civil Rights in Permitting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). These FAQs provide information to federal, state, and local environmental
permitting programs to help them meet their responsibilities to integrate environmental justice and civil rights into relevant environmental permitting processes. This is a “living document” that EPA will update and refine as the practice of integrating EJ and civil rights into permitting advances.