Why You Should Care About Environmental Justice
Did you know:
Too often environmental burdens are greatest for those who receive the least benefit, and that this is due, at least in part, to deliberate decisions in the past. “Environmental justice,” as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, 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. This study reviews how Virginia can best implement environmental justice to promote fairness and halt and prevent future racial and economic inequities.
LWVFA members will review and discuss the Environmental Justice Consensus Study at their unit meetings in January to reach consensus on this important subject so that the LWVFA board can make recommendations to the LWV-VA board to adopt or not adopt a position. The League can only advocate on issues for which we have a position. The matter will be voted on at the League state convention in June 2023. If you are a member of the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area and would like to participate in the process of consensus, please review the study, complete the consensus question form, and send to judy.helein@lwv-fairfax.org by January 31, 2023.
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Recommendations and Consensus Questions
Recording of Briefing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHU4mAOubl4
