In March 2022, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) and U.S. EPA Region 8 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance environmental justice through enforcement and compliance assurance efforts in and effecting communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and/or historicallly marginalized, overburdended, and underserved communities.
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U.S. EPA Region 9 and CalEPA MOU on Collaborative Efforts on Enforcement and Compliance Assurance in Overburdened Communities
In September 2021, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and U.S. EPA Region 9 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance collaboration efforts on enforcement and compliance assurance in overburdened communities.
External Civil Rights Case Resolutions
This document provides information to EPA, federal, tribal, state, and local environmental permitting programs on how to integrate EJ into their permitting processes. It also outlines how recipients of EPA financial assistance are obligated to comply with federal civil rights statutes, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in their permitting processes