NEJAC NEJAC Goods Movement Goods Movement

AssessmentAssessment

EPA Region 4EPA Region 4

State & Local Air Directors State & Local Air Directors MeetingMeeting

June 2010June 2010

Agency’s CommitmentAgency’s Commitment

EPA Adminstrator Jackson has EPA Adminstrator Jackson has identified Environmental Justice as identified Environmental Justice as one of 7 Agency priorities: one of 7 Agency priorities:

“Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice”

Through the leadership of the:Through the leadership of the: EJ Executive Steering Committee EJ Executive Steering Committee OECA/OEJ OECA/OEJ

Continues to comprehensively Continues to comprehensively incorporate EJ considerations into incorporate EJ considerations into EPA’s programs, policies and EPA’s programs, policies and activitiesactivities.  . 

BackgroundBackground EPA created the Office of Environmental Justice EPA created the Office of Environmental Justice

in 1992, and implemented a new organizational in 1992, and implemented a new organizational infrastructure to integrate environmental infrastructure to integrate environmental justice into EPA's policies, programs, and justice into EPA's policies, programs, and activities. activities.

An Executive Steering Committee made up of An Executive Steering Committee made up of senior managers represents each headquarters senior managers represents each headquarters office and region. office and region.

It provides leadership and direction on It provides leadership and direction on strategic planning to ensure that strategic planning to ensure that environmental justice is incorporated into environmental justice is incorporated into agency operationsagency operations Environmental Justice Coordinators Council serve as frontline Environmental Justice Coordinators Council serve as frontline

responsible to ensure policy input, program development, responsible to ensure policy input, program development, and implementation of environmental justice through the and implementation of environmental justice through the AgencyAgency

NEJACNEJAC

The National Environmental The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) was established September 30, was established September 30, 19931993

The functions of the NEJAC The functions of the NEJAC cannot be performed within the cannot be performed within the AgencyAgency

NEJAC subcommitteesNEJAC subcommittees

NEJAC subcommittees are NEJAC subcommittees are formed to deal with a specific formed to deal with a specific topic and to facilitate the topic and to facilitate the conduct of the business of NEJACconduct of the business of NEJAC

Goods Movement StudyGoods Movement Study

In June 2007, EPA requested In June 2007, EPA requested NEJAC provide advice and NEJAC provide advice and recommendations to: recommendations to:

identify, mitigate, and/or prevent the identify, mitigate, and/or prevent the dis-apportionate burden on communities dis-apportionate burden on communities of air pollution resulting from of air pollution resulting from goods goods movement.movement.

What is Goods Movement?What is Goods Movement?

Distribution of FreightDistribution of Freight

Airports, sea ports, rail yards, trucks, Airports, sea ports, rail yards, trucks, warehouse and distribution centerswarehouse and distribution centers

Predominately powered by large Predominately powered by large diesel engines diesel engines

NEJAC ReportNEJAC Report Submitted to Administrator Jackson Submitted to Administrator Jackson

on Nov. 20, 2009on Nov. 20, 2009 41 Recommendations 41 Recommendations Focus Areas Include:Focus Areas Include:

Health Research Gaps & Educational needsHealth Research Gaps & Educational needs Regulatory and Enforcement mechanism Regulatory and Enforcement mechanism Land useLand use TechnologyTechnology Environmental management and PerformanceEnvironmental management and Performance FinancingFinancing Effective Community EngagementEffective Community Engagement

Key FindingsKey Findings Communities near goods movement facilities Communities near goods movement facilities

receive dis-apportionate exposure exposing them receive dis-apportionate exposure exposing them to greater health risksto greater health risks

These communities consist of large populations of These communities consist of large populations of low-income and minority residentslow-income and minority residents

FHWA forecastsFHWA forecasts freight tonnage by trucks will grow 80%freight tonnage by trucks will grow 80% Rail tonnage will grow 73%Rail tonnage will grow 73% Water transportation will increase 51%Water transportation will increase 51% Intermodal tonnage by 73%Intermodal tonnage by 73% Air cargo tonnage will quadrupleAir cargo tonnage will quadruple

Land Use Planning and Land Use Planning and Environmental ReviewEnvironmental Review

EPA should work with State EPA should work with State Departments of Departments of Transportation (DOTs) to Transportation (DOTs) to develop transportation develop transportation policies and strategies that policies and strategies that achieve a true reduction in air achieve a true reduction in air pollution from mobile sources pollution from mobile sources whenever new infrastructure whenever new infrastructure is built. is built.

State participation in SEDC State participation in SEDC Freight Focus groupFreight Focus group

Participation through Participation through conformity interagency conformity interagency consultation processconsultation process

NEPA reviews- standard clean NEPA reviews- standard clean diesel strategy language as diesel strategy language as possible mitigation measure possible mitigation measure

2009 letter to State Governors 2009 letter to State Governors on Greening of stimulus funds on Greening of stimulus funds included green constructionincluded green construction

Several states have dedicated Several states have dedicated funds for clean construction funds for clean construction (TN, NC) (TN, NC)

State adoption of clean State adoption of clean construction contract language construction contract language (GA DOT)(GA DOT)

Collaborative Governance & Collaborative Governance & Problem SolvingProblem Solving

EPA should develop a EPA should develop a priority list of the most priority list of the most significant goods significant goods movement facilities movement facilities that are of potential that are of potential concern for emission concern for emission impacts with each impacts with each region.region.

SEDC Green Corridors SEDC Green Corridors ad hoc committee ad hoc committee addressing freight addressing freight movement along movement along port/rail/truck routes port/rail/truck routes and clean diesel and clean diesel opportunitiesopportunities

St/L agency input St/L agency input neededneeded

Effective Community EngagementEffective Community Engagement

EPA should develop a EPA should develop a communication plan to communication plan to reach:reach:

elected officials,elected officials, urban planners,urban planners, transportation officials andtransportation officials and community members. EPA community members. EPA

should fund specialized should fund specialized community outreach/EJ community outreach/EJ programsprograms

with information about the with information about the emissions from goods emissions from goods movement activitiesmovement activities

Fact sheets for each sector Fact sheets for each sector should be available on EPA's should be available on EPA's web siteweb site

Outreach visits to Gulfport, Outreach visits to Gulfport, MS, Pensacola, FL, Tri-MS, Pensacola, FL, Tri-Cities, TN, Columbia, SC, Cities, TN, Columbia, SC, Montgomery, AL, Montgomery, AL, Columbus, GA and Columbus, GA and Frankfort, KY. Future visits Frankfort, KY. Future visits to Athens, GA and others to Athens, GA and others

SEDC has developed SEDC has developed various technology and various technology and strategy fact sheets which strategy fact sheets which are on the SEDC website - are on the SEDC website - focus area groups with St/L focus area groups with St/L support, are developing support, are developing sector fact sheets for the sector fact sheets for the SEDCSEDC

Regulatory and EnforcementRegulatory and Enforcement Partner with state and Partner with state and

local air agencies on local air agencies on attainment strategies for attainment strategies for state implementation plans state implementation plans (SIPs) and establish (SIPs) and establish quantitative goals backed quantitative goals backed by enforceable by enforceable commitments for future commitments for future federal actions to reduce federal actions to reduce emissions from goods emissions from goods movement facilities.movement facilities.

A list of potential clean diesel A list of potential clean diesel strategies for goods strategies for goods movement has been movement has been developed and is being developed and is being provided to the states through provided to the states through the outreach strategy and the outreach strategy and state visits. State visits and state visits. State visits and outreach to Gulfport, MS, outreach to Gulfport, MS, Pensacola, FL, Tri-Cities, TN, Pensacola, FL, Tri-Cities, TN, Columbia, SC, Columbus, GA, Columbia, SC, Columbus, GA, Montgomery, AL and Montgomery, AL and Frankfort, KY have occurred. Frankfort, KY have occurred. Additional outreach is planned Additional outreach is planned to Athens, GA and others in to Athens, GA and others in 2010. 2010.

Resources & Financing EPA should seek joint innovative

financing strategies with other Federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and private industries.

EPA should seek to creative incentives for participants in potential pubic-private partnerships.

EPA should fund and execute inventive contracts to clean up legacy diesel fleets.

EPA should provide funding for Diesel Collaborative directed to environmental justice organizations to act upon recommended projects.

EPA should ensure that entities have access to the variety of financing and funding programs described in this report even if those entities have to comply with future federal and state emissions requirements.

The RFP for 2009 ARRA and 2009-10 DERA grants have made ports and Green Corridors a regional priority. As a result, several port and freight movement projects have been awarded/selected.

Through the DERA state grants several SE states are dedicating funds towards goods movement sectors.

TN, GA, NC have made significant CMAQ investments for railyards.

On May 5, 2010, the SC DHEC held an airport workshop which included invitations to several EJ community groups

NEJAC MeetingsNEJAC Meetings

On January 27-29, 2010- NEJAC & On January 27-29, 2010- NEJAC & EPA met in New Orleans to discuss: EPA met in New Orleans to discuss: school air toxics monitoring,school air toxics monitoring, EPA National enforcement priorities,EPA National enforcement priorities, enhancing stakeholder engagement enhancing stakeholder engagement

with the NEJACwith the NEJAC Miami-Dade County ARRA DERA Miami-Dade County ARRA DERA

Agriculture Pump Project was Agriculture Pump Project was highlighted for successhighlighted for success

Next StepsNext Steps

EPA Workgroup is compiling EPA Workgroup is compiling information and responses from information and responses from national Program offices and Regions national Program offices and Regions (thru Region 9 Sublead for mobile (thru Region 9 Sublead for mobile sources and OTAQ)sources and OTAQ)

Composite OAR response scheduled Composite OAR response scheduled to be drafted by mid-Julyto be drafted by mid-July

NEJAC-Report & InformationNEJAC-Report & Information

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejacnejac

Look for Look for “Reducing Air Emissions “Reducing Air Emissions Associated with Goods Movement: Associated with Goods Movement: Working towards Environmental Justice”Working towards Environmental Justice”

Region 4 Points of Contact:Region 4 Points of Contact: Kelly Sheckler 404/562-9222Kelly Sheckler 404/562-9222 Paul Wagner 404/562-9100Paul Wagner 404/562-9100 Scott Davis 404/562-9127Scott Davis 404/562-9127