ENVIRONMENTAL / EQUITY

 JUSTIICE

An EJ Response To The EPA Clean Power Plan

Reverend Leo Woodberry

Kingdom Living Temple

Woodberry & Associates
What is Environmental Justice? 

Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement 

of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with 

respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of 

environmental laws, regulations, and policies. EPA has this goal for all 

communities and persons across this Nation. It will be achieved when 

everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental 

and health hazards and equal access to the decision-making process to 

have a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work. 
What is Executive Order 12898? 

SUMMARY

February 16, 1994

The E.O. directs federal agencies to identify and address the 

disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects 

of their actions on minority and low-income populations, to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law. The order also directs each agency to develop a strategy for implementing environmental justice. The order is 

also intended to promote nondiscrimination in federal programs that affect 

human health and the environment, as well as provide minority and low- income communities access to public information and public participation.

In addition, the E.O. established an Interagency Working Group (IWG) on 

environmental justice chaired by the EPA Administrator and comprised of the 

heads of 11 departments or agencies and several White House offices.
What is the South Carolina Energy Coalition?

The Coalition ia a group of stateholders consisting of: the SC Department of Health and 

Environmental Control, utilities and cooperatives, regulators, conservation organizations, 

environmental justice organizations and faith based institutions
Equity and Environmental Justice 

• Reduced Emissions in Residential Proximity Communities and others.

• Equitable Access to renewables and energy efficencey.

• Equitable Costs to EJ Communities.

• Including EJ and CBO in Planning and Implementation.

• Improved Health, Environment and Economic Development.
Reduced Emissions African Americans and people of color at 

lower educational levels and to a lesser 

degree lower income ere significantly more 

likely to live within a mile of a polluting 

facility.

TRI and other methodologies has identified 

these communities shows greater 

disparities in exposures to hazards.

Reduced emissions as a part of EPAs CPP 

should occur for communities most 

impacted negatively. A reduction because of 

nuclear generation and other energy 

generation should not leave these 

communities in the ssame unjust plight.
Equitable Access 

Justice is not only about equality but equity as well.

• Biomass

• Impoverished Rural Communities

• Solar 

• Energy Efficiency
Equitable Costs 

 

Ensure that a disproportionate cost of 

implementation is not passed on to 

consumers.

Ensure that those least able to pay 

current energy costs are not left out of 

renewable programs and opportunities.

Ensure that those least able to pay 

current energy costs are not left out of 

renewable programs and opportunities.

Ensure that equitable options are 

available to EJ communities.

Ensure that TRUE energy savings are 

passed on to the consumers in EJ 

communities.
Inclusion 

• Community Based Organizations

• Environmental Justice Organizations

• Conservation Groups

• Faith Based Institutions 

• Neighborhood Associations 
Improvements 

• Emissions

• Health

• Energy Generation

• RE and EE

• Energy Savings (Residential, Commercial

 and Industrial)
Transformation and Possibilities 

• Gathering Initial Stakeholders

• Beyond Problem Solving

• Creating Possibilities

• Guidelines, Rules and Oversight

• Citizen Engagement

• Commitment and Accountability

• Relatedness and Gifts

• Transformation
Questions and Concerns 

• What is the role of nuclear energy generation?

• Is nuclear considered clean and renewable?

• What is the role of natural gas energy generation?

• Is natural gas considered clean and renewable?

• Will an environmental justice analysis be conducted on a federal and 

state by state level?

• How will compliance with the CPP impact compliance with with other 

air pollution regulations in terms of other co-pollutants?

• What is the role of biomass and is it considered as clean and 

renewable?
Contact Us 

Woodberry & Associates

Website: 

www.wnaconsulting.net

Email: Reverend Leo Woodberry

Leownaconsulting@gmail.com

Telephone: 843 410 3272