Local problem-solving : environmental justice small grants program / Marilyn R. Paley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paley, Marilyn R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Environmental Justice.

United States.

Environmental justice--United States.

Environmental justice.

Environmental protection--Citizen participation--Awards--United States.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Environmental Justice Small Grants Program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fosters collaborative and co-operative efforts directed at addressing and/or resolving real life environmental justice issues. EPA has provided 1,010 small grants since July 1994 when the program began. This book describes 60 programs and projects funded under the Small Grants Program from 2000 to 2005 that have made a difference. These success stories demonstrate how diverse communities can come together in different ways to solve local problems. The groups represented in this report encompass the diversity of problems found in neighbourhoods and communities across the country. As with all recipients of the small grants, the projects described here place a premium on community and family health.

Contents:

Intro

LOCAL PROBLEM-SOLVING:ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALLGRANTS PROGRAM

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE?

EPA'S ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

ABOUT THE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM

REGION 1 PROJECTSCONNECTICUT (CT),MAINE (ME),MASSACHUSETTS (MA), NEW HAMPSHIRE(NH), RHODE ISLAND (RI),AND VERMONT (VT)

HARNESSING THE POWER OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION

Target Audience

Purpose

Goals

Methods

Products/Results

Successes/Strengths

REDUCING TRUCK TRAFFIC TO IMPROVERESPIRATORY HEALTH

PARTHENAY TO RESTORE CHELSEA CREEK

PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE URBAN AGRICULTURE

USING PEER EDUCATION AS A MODELFOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONOUTREACH CAPACITY

DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYON SCHOOL SITING ON BROWNFIELDS

REGION 2 PROJECTSNEW JERSEY (NJ), NEW YORK (NY), PUERTORICO (PR), AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS (VI)

EDUCATING THE CAMDEN COMMUNITY ABOUT RISKS

IMPROVING SUBSTANDARD HOUSING

TAKING ACTION IN WEST HARLEM

Methods.

Products/Result

APOYO EMPRESARIAL PARA LA PENÍNSULA DE CANTERA

REGION 3 PROJECTSDELAWARE (DE), DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA(DC),MARYLAND (MD), PENNSYLVANIA (PA),VIRGINIA (VA), AND WEST VIRGINIA (WV)

EDUCATING ABOUT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

IMPROVING THE GREENBRIER RIVER WATERSHED

REGION 4 PROJECTSALABAMA (AL), FLORIDA (FL), GEORGIA(GA), KENTUCKY (KY),MISSISSIPPI (MS),NORTH CAROLINA (NC), SOUTH CAROLINA(SC), AND TENNESSEE (TN)

IMPROVING WATER QUALITY

PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION

ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPSAND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY

Success/Strengths

ADDRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCTORCREEK WATERSHED

MAKING SCHOOLS CLEAN, GREEN AND HEALTHY

EDUCATING RESIDENTS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

ADDRESSING FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND LACKOF SEWER OR SAFE WATER SERVICES

RESEARCHING CONTAMINATED SITES

Successes/Strengths.

BRINGING YOUTH AND LEADERS TOGETHERTO ADDRESS PROBLEMS

REGION 5 PROJECTSILLINOIS (IL), INDIANA (IN),MICHIGAN (MI),MINNESOTA (MN), OHIO (OH),AND WISCONSIN (WI)

PROMOTING THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN

INVOLVING TRIBAL AND FAITH GROUPSIN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

INVOLVING STUDENTS IN CREATING TOXIN-FREEHOMES AND GARDENS

REGION 6 PROJECTSARKANSAS (AR), LOUISIANA (LA), NEWMEXICO (NM), OKLAHOMA (OK),AND TEXAS (TX)

EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HAZARDSOF THE POULTRY INDUSTRY

EMPOWERING RESIDENTS TO LEARNABOUT CLEAN WATER

PROVIDING TRAINING TO REDUCE LEAD POISONING

PARTICIPATING IN REFINERY REDEVELOPMENT

RESEARCHING EFFECTS OF THE TAR CREEKSUPERFUND SITE

DEVELOPING PLANS OF ACTION TO CLEAN UPENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

FOSTERING CONTAMINATED GROUND WATER AWARENESS

REGION 7 PROJECTSIOWA (IA), KANSAS (KS),MISSOURI (MO),AND NEBRASKA (NE).

EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTIONAND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUTTOXINS AND CHILDREN

REVITALIZING JOHN GARLAND PARK

EDUCATING ABOUT LEAD POISONINGAND ASTHMA PREVENTION

ENCOURAGING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS

CONTROLLING LEAD HAZARDS

MOBILIZING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTWITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

TRAINING NEIGHBORHOODS TO LEAD THEMSELVESIN MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATION

REGION 8 PROJECTSCOLORADO (CO),MONTANA (MT), NORTHDAKOTA (ND), SOUTH DAKOTA (SD), UTAH(UT), AND WYOMING (WY)

IMPROVING THE WHITE HORSE CREEK WATERSHEDTHROUGH TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT

RESEARCHING EFFECTS OF VEHICULAREXHAUST ON HUMAN HEALTH

CONDUCTING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTALPOLICY ACT TRAINING

EMPOWERING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIESABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES

OFFERING ALTERNATIVES TO SEWAGE PONDS

COLLECTING SAMPLES TO RESEARCH AIRAND WATER QUALITY

ALERTING FORMER STUDENTSABOUT ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

RESEARCHING EFFECTS OF TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUSSUBSTANCES THROUGH COMMUNITIES BY RAIL

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RESTORING THE JORDAN RIVER AREA

SURVEYING COMMUNITIES ABOUT KNOWLEDGEOF BAD AIR QUALITY DAYS

INFORMING RURAL RESIDENTS ABOUT THE HAZARDSOF STORING, DISPOSING OF WASTE

RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUTINDOOR AIR POLLUTION

REGION 9 PROJECTSARIZONA (AZ), CALIFORNIA (CA),HAWAII (HI), AND NEVADA (NV)

ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INDOOR AIRQUALITY MONITORING RESEARCH

RESEARCHING AIR EMISSIONS IN A FORMERLANDFILL SITE COMMUNITY

REGION 10 PROJECTSALASKA (AK), IDAHO (ID), OREGON (OR),AND WASHINGTON (WA)

EMPOWERING ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIESTO ADDRESS OIL AND GAS IMPACTSON COOK INLET'SNATURAL RESOURCES

REDUCING RISKS FROM THE PORTLAND HARBOR.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-61470-193-8

OCLC:

768770437