CUMULATIVE IMPACTS from the EJAC to the IRONBOUND COMMUNITY of Newark, NJ

Ana I. Baptista, Ph.D. Ironbound Community Corp.

Clean Air Council HearingApril 13, 2011

OVERVIEW

• EJAC Recommendations on Cumulative Impacts

• Ironbound CARE Cumulative Impacts Project

• What’s Needed to move to a Cumulative Impacts Policy at the State and Local levels

EJAC Cumulative Impacts Report

EJAC Subcommittee on Cumulative Impacts – BIAS for ACTION

STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, March 2009

1. IDENTIFY VULNERABLE AND BURDENED COMMUNITIES

2. ADOPT REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS IN THESE HOT SPOT AREAS

3. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE EXISTING IMPACTS IN BURDENED OR VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS

4. REDUCE AIR POLLUTION BURDEN IN THE STATE OVERALL

5. IMPROVE TECHNICAL TOOLS

6. EDUCATE & INVOLVE MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS

7. EMPOWER CITIZENS

8. EMPOWER UNION MEMBERS & WORKERS

9. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF NJDEP

NJDEP Progress

• EJAC hosted public hearing

• New EO committed to exploring issue

• NJDEP developed a tool with environmental data

• Assigned a Governor’s Office – EJ liaison

• Commitment from DHSS to staff EJAC

• Support for Ironbound process

IRONBOUND CARE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS PROJECT

US EPA grant - CARE https://sites.google.com/a/ironboundcc.org/ironboundcare/home

2 year process to gather information and make decisions about priority issues and action steps

Privilege Bias for Action and a cumulative impacts approach

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

ISSUE #1: Air pollution

ISSUE #2: Unfair share of waste related facilities

ISSUE #3: Brownfields – Contaminated land & groundwater

ISSUE #4: Lack of trees, parks and recreational space

ISSUE #5: Quality of life issues

ISSUE #6: Indoor toxics and air pollution

ISSUE #7: Workplace health & safety

Vulnerability INDICATORS – public

health issues, socio economic

status, etc.

ISSUE #1: AIR POLLUTION: Hazardous Pollutants and Sensitive Areas

ISSUE #2: UNFAIR SHARE OF WASTE-RELATED FACILITIES Waste-Related Facilities by Category

ISSUE #3: BROWNFIELDS: Contaminated Sites and Population Density

ISSUE #4: LACK OF TREES, PARKS & RECREATIONAL SPACETree Canopy Cover

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Next Steps - Recommendations

Move ahead with finalizing cumulative impact tool at the state level and develop implementation policies for permitting and resource allocation

Develop policy tools at the local level to promote cumulative impacts approach in planning and zoning

Implement action strategies that alleviate cumulative burdens – PM 2.5 standards, diesel retrofits, brownfields clean ups, greenspaces, etc.