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SGA comments on EPA’s Meaningful Involvement Policy

On Tuesday, January 16, Smart Growth America, the National Brownfields Coalition’s Environmental Justice Committee, and our allied technical assistance partner organization, Green Resources & Opportunities Workforce (GROW), submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft Meaningful Involvement Policy.

By Rachel Ellis, January 17, 2024

smartgrowthamerica.org/program/brownfields/about-the-coalition/" style="font-size: 1.25rem; margin-right: 4px; margin-left: 4px;">the National Brownfields Coalition’s Environmental Justice Committee, and our allied technical assistance partner organization, Green Resources & Opportunities Workforce (GROW), submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s draft Meaningful Involvement Policy. The revised policy will guide EPA’s public involvement approach across all of its programs and regions.

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The draft policy provides essential updates to the 2003 public involvement policy and demonstrates a thoughtful and inclusive strategy that acknowledges the diverse needs and priorities of environmental justice communities. Our comment offered suggestions on how to best engage the public to achieve health and environmental protection, based on key lessons we’ve learned through our own technical assistance work. In addition, we suggested five revisions that would make the policy stronger: