National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Calls

The purpose of these calls is to inform the public about EPA's environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open dialogue with environmental justice advocates. The calls first began in 2010 and were a valuable tool for EPA to learn about environmental justice needs in communities around the country. As the Biden-Harris Administration has placed environmental justice at the center of the national agenda, the Agency is relaunching these calls as a first step towards reestablishing meaningful and engaging participation with community groups and the public. This direct dialogue will strengthen the integration of EJ into all that we do as we pursue achieving meaningful improvements on the ground for communities.

Due to limited space, participation in these calls will be on a first come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is highly suggested, but not required. If you are unable to join a call, meeting materials and a recording of the meeting will be posted to this page after each call.

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Upcoming Calls
Previous Calls (recordings, transcripts, meeting materials)

Upcoming Calls

Date	Registration Link	Agenda
November 19 2024 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM E.T.	Register Here: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_XIgAdMDiSnuzJA IQGTZ6rA	Community Spotlight Office of External Civil Rights Update Updated Grants Information Engagement Call Feedback Session (EPA welcomes comments and feedback on these community engagement calls to help ensure productive and meaningful discussions. Please limit all comments to 2 minutes, as we will be enforcing time limits to allow everyone an opportunity to speak. We kindly asked that you remain respectful to EPA and other participants, and note that there are certain topics EPA cannot discuss at this time)
January 2025	Registration Information Forthcoming	Agenda Pending

Date

Registration Link

Agenda

November 19 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM E.T.

Community Spotlight
Office of External Civil Rights Update
Updated Grants Information
Engagement Call Feedback Session (EPA welcomes comments and feedback on these community engagement calls to help ensure productive and meaningful discussions. Please limit all comments to 2 minutes, as we will be enforcing time limits to allow everyone an opportunity to speak. We kindly asked that you remain respectful to EPA and other participants, and note that there are certain topics EPA cannot discuss at this time)

January 2025

Registration Information Forthcoming

Agenda Pending

Previous Calls

Date	Meeting Materials and Recording	Topics
October 15, 2024	Meeting Materials for October 15, 2024 Call (pdf) (12.51 MB) Recording of October 15, 2024 Call	Community Spotlight - Regenisis EJ Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program National Response Center Emergency Hotline Proposed Ozone Reclassification Requirements Rule
September 17, 2024	Meeting Materials for the September 17, 2024 Call (pdf) (3.85 MB) Recording of September 17, 2024 Call	Community Spotlight National Environmental Youth Advisory Council EPA’s Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) program National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Nominations White House Council on Environmental Quality
August 20, 2024	Recording of August 20, 2024 Call	Community Spotlight EPA Inflation Reduction Act Roadshow (IRA) Updates Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Regulatory Updates EJScreen 2.3 Demonstration (Part 2) Community Change Grants Technical Assistance and Resources
July 16, 2024	Due to technical difficulties, recording is unavailable	Community Spotlight Inflation Reduction Act Roadshow Update EJScreen 2.3 Update and Demonstration External Civil Rights Update Community Change Grants Technical Assistance and Resources
June 25, 2024	Meeting Materials for the June 25, 2024 Call (pdf) (2.04 MB) Recording of June 25, 2024 Call	Community Spotlight - Community Infrastructure Center Demo Inflation Reduction Act Roadshow Update Overview of National Program Guidance Review of Community Change Grants webpage
May 21, 2024	Meeting Materials for the May 21, 2024 Call (pdf) (9.01 MB) Recording of May 21, 2024 Call	Management Updates for OEJECR Community Spotlight Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards (OAQPS) Regulatory Updates Environmental Justice Toolkit for Lead Paint Enforcement Programs EPA Roadshow Updates Stakeholder Engagement for OEJECR’s National Program Guidance
April 16, 2024	Recording of April 16, 2024 Call	Community Spotlight - CA Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Information on how to use EPA's Limited English Proficiency (LEP) program
March 19, 2024	Meeting Materials for the March 19, 2024 Call (pdf) (4.24 MB) Recording of March 19, 2024 Call	Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards (OAQPS) Regulatory Updates National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) Update External Civil Rights Update
February 20, 2024	Meeting Materials for the February 20, 2024 Call (pdf) (10.86 MB) Recording of February 20, 2024 Call	Community Spotlight Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Rule Update White House Council of Environmental Quality: Feedback on EJ Scorecard Request for Information External Civil Rights Update
January 16, 2024	Meeting Materials for the January 16, 2024 Call (pdf) (645.11 KB) Recording of January 16, 2024 Call	Community Spotlight – ReGenesis Group Community Spotlight - Clean Air Carolina Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Regulatory - Update Update on Community Change Grants
November 14, 2023	Meeting Materials for the November 14, 2023 Call (pdf) (958.37 KB) Recording of the November 14, 2023 Call	Community Spotlight - Justice 40 Implementation in Albuquerque, NM: Inspiring Change through Community Empowerment Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) Grants Updates (Community Change Grant and Technical Assistance (TCTACS) Development of a Federal Strategy for Research, Data Collection, and Analysis to Advance Environmental Justice External Civil Rights Update
October 17, 2023	Meeting Materials for the October 17 Call (pdf) (693.21 KB) Recording of October 17, 2023 Call	Community Focus Group Presentation FY 2025-26 OEJECR National Program Guidance Planning Regulatory Updates from the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
September 19, 2023	Meeting Materials for the September 19 Call (pdf) (6.91 MB) Recording of September 18, 2023 Call	Preview of Community Change Grants (CCG) Community focus Presentation Energy Justice Initiatives Water Infrastructure Planning Tool Regulatory Updates from the Office Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) New Source Performance Standards Kc: Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels Title V Applicable Requirements Rule
August 15, 2023	Meeting Information Materials Pending	Community Focus Presentation. Air Reporting Emission Rule Update – Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS). Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA/CW) Environmental Justice (EJ) policy memo. Overview of US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) EJ Strategic Outreach Plans and programs that can benefit communities with EJ concerns. Water Resources Development Act provisions.
July 18, 2023	Recording of July 18, 2023 Call	Community Focus Group Presentation Achieving Health Equity Through Public Participation Policy: Updating EPA’s Policy External Civil Rights Updates
June 20, 2023	Recording of June 20, 2023 Call	Community Presentation from the Friendship House Association of American Indians EPA Equity Action Plan Office of Water - Meat & Poultry Products Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rulemaking Revisions (MPP ELG) Environmental Justice Listening Session
May 16, 2023	Meeting Materials for the May 16, 2023 Call (pdf) (7.51 MB) Recording of the May 16, 2023 Call	Management Updates for OEJECR Community Spotlight Question and Answer Session
April 18, 2023	Meeting Materials for the April 18, 2023 Call (pdf) (542.25 KB)	Management Updates for EJECR Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Building Grants program Question and Answer Session
March 21, 2023	Meeting Materials for the March 21, 2023 Call (pdf) (349.27 KB) LEP Public Input Questions (pdf) (141.26 KB)	EPA OEJECR Leadership Updates Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) Hiring Event and Environmental Protection Network (EPN) External Civil Rights Update PreAward Process Update on External Civil Rights Docket Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
February 21, 2023	Meeting Materials for the February 21, 2023 Call (pdf) (1.1 MB) Recording of the February 21, 2023 Call	Leadership Update on the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) Inflation Reduction Act Request for Information Update
January 24, 2023	Meeting Materials for the January 24, 2023 Call (pdf) (894.75 KB) Recording of the January 24, 2023 Call	Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) Rail Study Secondary Lead New Source Performance Standards Proposal - Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Adoption and Submittal of State Plans for Designated Facilities: Implementing Regulations under Clean Air Act Section 111 (D) - OAQPS External Civil Rights Update and Form 4700-4 Process Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Updates
December 13, 2022	Meeting Materials for the December 13, 2022 Call (pdf) (2.01 MB) Recording of the December 13, 2022 Call	EPA OEJECR Leadership Updates OECA National Compliance Initiatives Update (2023-2026) Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) Community Data Update
October 18, 2022	Recording of the October 18, 2022 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (309.95 KB) Transcript in Spanish ( En Español) (pdf) (417.29 KB)	Leadership Update on establishment of new program office EJECR Wildfire Smoke Grant Competition
September 20, 2022	Recording of the September 20, 2022 Call	Leadership Updates EJ&CR in Permitting Overview of Upcoming Power Sector Rulemakings Engagement Dialogue
August 16, 2022	Recording of the August 16, 2022 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (252.39 KB) Transcript in Spanish (En Español) (pdf) (263.23 KB)	Dialogue about EPA’s External Civil Rights/Title VI Compliance Program
July 19, 2022	Meeting Materials for the July 19, 2022 Call (pdf) (1.74 MB) Transcript in English (pdf) (609.04 KB) Recording of the July 19, 2022 Call (transcripts pending)	Leadership Updates Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Lead Paint Remediation Program update Engagement Session and Dialogue: Q&A about ongoing EJ initiatives
June 21, 2022	Meeting Materials for the June 21, 2022 Call (pdf) (3.91 MB) Recording of the June 21, 2022 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (416.14 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (424.48 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for June 21, 2022 Call (pdf) (424.43 KB)	EPA EJ Leadership Updates Discussion: BIL Water Infrastructure Investments and Community Technical Assistance Additional Focus Topics (to be confirmed) Engagement Dialogue Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
May 17, 2022	Meeting Materials for the May 17, 2022 Call (pdf) (1.2 MB) Recording of the May 17, 2022 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (479.99 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (490.43 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for May 17, 2022 Call (pdf) (589.47 KB)	Leadership Updates Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience & Sustainability Grants (pdf) (174.82 KB) Focus Topic: Dialogue on Proposed Regional Equity and Capacity Hubs (fact sheet pending) Upcoming Engagement Opportunities Engagement Session and Dialogue: Q&A about ongoing EJ initiatives
April 19, 2022	Meeting Materials for the April 19, 2022 Call (pdf) (5.91 MB) Recording of April 19, 2022 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (504.2 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (530.17 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for April 19, 2022 Call (pdf) (577.96 KB)	Dialogue about EPA’s External Civil Rights/Title VI Compliance Program
March 15, 2022	Meeting Materials for March 15, 2022 Call (pdf) (3.63 MB) Recording of March 15, 2022 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (325.92 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (341.37 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for March 15, 2022 Call (pdf) (589.4 KB)	Leadership Updates TRI National Analysis Report: Highlighting updates to TRI data. Air Toxics Screening Assessment (AirToxScreen): Introducing EPA’s latest tool to assess risks to the public from air toxics Listening Session and Dialogue: Q&A about ongoing EJ initiatives
February 22, 2022	Meeting Materials for February 22, 2022 Call (pdf) (2.93 MB) Recording of February 22, 2022 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (325.92 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (341.37 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for February 22, 2022 Call (pdf) (745.09 KB)	Leadership Updates EJScreen 2.0: What’s New in EPA’s Environmental Justice Screening Tool Update on EPA’s Strategies to Incorporate Environmental Justice into Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Work Listening Session and Dialogue: Q&A about ongoing EJ initiatives
January 25, 2022	Meeting Materials for January 25, 2022 Call (pdf) (3.44 MB) Recording of January 25, 2022 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (567.77 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (591.91 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for January 25, 2022 Call (pdf) (672.99 KB)	EPA's Draft Lead Strategy: Upcoming Regional Listening Sessions Air Monitoring Grants Upcoming EPA Pollution Prevention grant opportunities Equity and EJ @ NASA’s Earth Sciences Questions & Answers
December 7, 2021	Meeting Materials for the December 7, 2021 Call (pdf) (5.33 MB) Recording of December 7, 2021 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (550.27 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (566.54 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for December 7, 2021 Call (pdf) (679.63 KB)	Justice40 initiatives at EPA, DOE, and HHS
November 23, 2021	Meetings Materials for the November 23, 2021 Call (pdf) (1.51 MB) Recording of November 23, 2021 Call (note: partial recording due to technical difficulties) Transcript in English (pdf) (195.91 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (199.84 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for November 23, 2021 Call (pdf) (679.63 KB)	Upcoming and Ongoing EJ Initiatives
November 9, 2021	Meeting Materials for the November 9, 2021 Call (pdf) (5.6 MB) Recording of November 9, 2021 Call Transcript in English (pdf) (527.48 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (544.53 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for November 9, 2021 Call (pdf) (614.93 KB)	Justice 40: Focus on EPA’s Superfund Remedial Program EPA Strategic Plan: Focus on Goal 2 -- EJ and Civil Rights (continued)
October 26, 2021	Meeting Materials for October 26, 2021 Call (pdf) (5.96 MB) Recording of October 26, 2021 Call (Captions in both English and Spanish; subtítulos en inglés y español) Transcript in English (pdf) (798.03 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (810.07 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for October 26, 2021 Call (pdf) (603.15 KB)	Justice 40: Focus on EPA’s Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund Reducing Lead in Drinking Water programs EPA Strategic Plan: Focus on Goal 2 -- EJ and Civil Rights
October 12, 2021	Meeting Materials for the October 12, 2021 Call (pdf) (3.96 MB) Recording of October 12, 2021 Call (Captions in both English and Spanish; subtítulos en inglés y español) Transcript in English (pdf) (879.22 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (915.26 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for October 12, 2021 Call (pdf) (678.46 KB)	Justice 40: Focus on EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Grant program and the Ports Initiative EPA Strategic Plan: Focus on Goal 2 -- EJ and Civil Rights
September 28, 2021	Meeting Materials for the September 28, 2021 Call (pdf) (645.11 KB) Recording of September 28, 2021 Call (Captions in both English and Spanish; subtítulos en inglés y español) Transcript in English (pdf) (571.31 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (764.6 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for September 28, 2021 Call (pdf) (620.63 KB)	Justice40: Continuing the conversation about the Justice40 at EPA
September 14, 2021	Meeting Materials for the September 14, 2021 Call (pdf) (9.01 MB) Recording of September 14, 2021 Call (Captions in both English and Spanish; subtítulos en inglés y español) Transcript in English (pdf) (625.85 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (640.29 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for September 14, 2021 Call (pdf) (245.99 KB)	Justice40: Focus on EPA's Brownfields Redevelopment Program
August 31, 2021	Meeting Materials for August 31, 2021 Call (pdf) (1.88 MB) Recording of August 31, 2021 Call (Captions in both English and Spanish; subtítulos en inglés y español) Transcript in English (pdf) (802.59 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (806.16 KB) Summary: Questions and Answers for August 31, 2021 Call (pdf) (945.68 KB)	Overview of Justice40 at EPA
May 19, 2021	Meeting Materials for the May 19, 2021 Call Recording of May 19, 2021 Call (Captions in both English and Spanish; subtítulos en inglés y español) Transcript in English (pdf) (783.1 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (801.67 KB)	Strengthening Civil Rights Enforcement EJ Program Updates, including Implementing EPA’s National Recycling Strategy and Enhancing Transparency
February 17, 2021	Meeting Materials for the February 17, 2021 Call Recording of February 17, 2021 Call (Captions in both English and Spanish; subtítulos en inglés y español) Transcript in English (pdf) (418.7 KB) Transcript in Spanish (en Español) (pdf) (432.45 KB)	An Overview of new Presidential Executive Orders and Memoranda (2021) related to Environmental Justice EJ Program Updates, including NEJAC, EJScreen, Collaboration with States and Tribes, etc.