Environmental Justice in Regulatory Decision Making
A webinar featuring industry experts discussing opportunities for advancing environmental justice within underserved communities through regulatory guidance.
As the Biden administration continues to examine opportunities for advancing environmental justice, regulatory guidance has been issued to federal agencies to ensure that government initiatives appropriately benefit communities that may be disadvantaged, marginalized, or otherwise vulnerable.
Join Resources for the Future (RFF) on Monday, October 28 for “Environmental Justice in Regulatory Decisionmaking,” a workshop featuring conversation from RFF scholars and environmental justice specialists, including EPA staffers. Together, they will examine potential revisions to EPA Guidance and OMB’s Circular A-4 and examine both opportunities and challenges in advancing future work in this area.
Speakers:
- Burçin Ünel, NYU Insitute of Policy Integrity
- Margaret Walls, RFF Senior Fellow and Director, Climate Risk and Resilience Program
- Beia Spiller, RFF Fellow and Director, Transportation Program
- Ann Wolverton, Environmental Protection Agency
- Nafisa Lowala, RFF Fellow
- Art Fraas, RFF Visiting Fellow
- Julia Monsarrat, Environmental Protection Agency
- Dick Morgenstern, RFF Senior Fellow
- Caroline Cecot, George Mason University
- Suzanne Russo, RFF Fellow and Director, Environmental Justice Initiative (Moderator)
