www.epa.gov/air

OAR EJ Integration Efforts
www.epa.gov/air OAR Community Activities

Reducing EJ Exposure to Air Pollution

• NCDC Idle Reduction Initiative for School Buses

• Woodstove Change Out

• Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE)

• Acid Rain Program, Transport Rule

• SNAP Program restricting n-Propyl Bromide

Resources and Funding for EJ Communities

• Language encouraging projects to consider EJ concerns inserted 

in competitive funding announcements

• Sustainable Living 

 DERA Grants

 CARE Grants

 Climate Showcase Communities Grants 

 Community Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring (CSATAM) Grants 

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Building Capacity and Technical Information

• CARE

• National Diesel Campaign-Regional Diesel Collaboratives and 

Smartway Program

• On-Line data resources for community awareness 

• Data & tools to map air pollution trends and sources

• Websites serve as clearinghouses of information 

• Planning resources for climate change adaptation 

• Sea level rise EJ analysis

• Extreme heat events information

• Skin Cancer Factsheet for African Americans & Hispanics

• EJ Air Website

• Community Web Page

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www.epa.gov/air OAR Community Activities

Additional EJ Regulatory Engagement -- Webinars

• Industrial Boilers and CISWI rules - June 9 (505 registered) 

• Transport rule – September 2

Compliance Assistance for Sectors with

Significant EJ Impacts

• Collision Repair Campaign (NESHAP subpart 6H rule)

EJ Rule Analysis Pilot 

• Pilot 5 Rules (Boiler (Area & Major), Commercial Industrial Solid 

Waste Incinerator, Transport, & Utility MACT)

OAR Internal Capacity Building

• EJ and Rulemaking - OAQPS early September

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Outreach to EJ Communities

• Air EJ conference (~ 500 attendees)

• Bi-monthly Community Conference calls (began in July)

• Quarterly Air EJ newsletter (first the end of summer)

• Asthma Program

• Community membership on Mobile Source Technical 

Advisory Subcommittee

Opportunity for New Activity

• Training for communities on Title V permitting (FY11 if funded)

• Community Scale Air Toxics Ambient Monitoring (CSATAM) 

grants 

• Community Learning Center modeled after ITEP for the Tribes 

(cross-agency participation, One EPA)

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www.epa.gov/air OAR Tribal Activities

Capacity Building and Outreach with Tribes

• Work with the Institute of Tribal Environmental Professionals 

(ITEP) and Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center (TAMS)

• OAR Tribal Newsletter, OAR Tribal Air Website, National Tribal 

Forum, Tribal Asthma PSAs

• Communicating climate change impacts on tribes –cooperative 

agreement, website

• IAQ Tribal Portal (asthma web-based training, interactive 

communication)

• Training for Alaska Native Villages on Air Issues

• Establishing air monitoring sites (mercury, air quality) on Tribal 

lands

• Tribal Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Competition

• Increasing Tribal participation in CAAAC

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www.epa.gov/air OAR Tribal Activities

Additional Regulatory Support

• Tribal NSR Rule – support preparation of Tribal environmental 

professionals for implementation

• Support Tribal consideration in the NAAQS designations process

• Guidance for tribes for requesting Class I re-designation

• Increasing Increasing opportunities opportunities for EPA outreach EPA outreach on upcoming on upcoming rules 

and programs

Increasing OAR Internal Capacity

• Staff training on working with tribes

• OAQPS Consultation and Outreach Policy

• OAR Tribal Database and Quarterly Management Report

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www.epa.gov/air OAR Schools EJ Activities

Issues Addressed In Schools Projects

• Exposure to secondhand smoke, asthma triggers, and other 

indoor air contaminants

• Exposure to air toxics in outdoor air

• Diesel emissions from school buses

• Limited English-speaking residents

• Tribal residents

• High Mobility of Migrant Workers

• OAR Staff Diversity and Organizational Development

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Diverse Strategies for Outreach and Capacity Building

• Form partnerships to leverage resources and reach solutions

- Health Departments

- Advocacy Organizations 

- Government Agencies

- Non-profit Associations 

- Universities (North Carolina A & T, Wake Forest)

• Conduct initiative to measure levels of outdoor air toxics to evaluate 

potential health impacts on school community

• Establish EPA internships for college students to increase OAR 

workforce diversity

• Clean School Bus USA

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www.epa.gov/air OAR Schools EJ Activities

Diverse Strategies for Outreach and Capacity Building

• Provide access to bilingual health and environmental information 

• Train health educators to counsel and work with families

• Form workgroups with urban school leaders on indoor air quality 

management in schools

Opportunity for New Activity

• Partner with President’s Environmental Health Risk to Children Task 

Force and broaden effort to create asthma-friendly school and home 

environments

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www.epa.gov/air OAR Homes EJ Activities

Issues Addressed in Homes Projects

• Energy use and utility costs in low-income households

• Asthma and asthma triggers in homes 

• Harmful emissions (PM, wood smoke, hazardous substances)

• Recycling and Proper Appliance Disposal

• Exposure to UV radiation, secondhand smoke

• Ozone depletion (greenhouse gases) affecting low-income 

homes

• Limited English-speaking households

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www.epa.gov/air OAR Homes EJ Activities

Strategies for Outreach and Capacity-Building

• Outreach Campaigns (EPA-certified wood stove, ENERGY 

STAR residential, etc)

• Access to bilingual health and environment tools and resources 

(hard copy and electronic)

• Profiles highlighting success stories within EJ communities

• Direct counseling to families on health-related issues

• Participation at community events around the U.S.

• OAR laboratory support for radon testing and analysis for lowincome residents

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www.epa.gov/air OAR Homes EJ Activities

Strategies for Outreach and Capacity Building

• Partnerships to leverage resources and reach solutions

- Healthcare providers

- Advocacy, public health, environmental, nonprofit organizations (ALA, 

Habitat, universities, etc)

- Government agencies (HUD, HHS, states, local) 

- Corporations (community development, housing)

- Associations (Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, etc)

- Manufacturers

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