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Environmental Justice Technical Program

Environmental Justice: From Policy to Practice, October 23-24, 2023, Arlington, VA

Join the important discussion on scientific, technical, legal, and related policy issues critical to Environmental Justice! 

Final Program available!  (updated 10-19) Check out the sessions, speakers, presentations, posters, and panels and discover what you can learn. 

The overwhelming response to the Call for Presentations further justified the need for an open, inclusive conference to engage local, state, and federal agencies, academic and scientific researchers, industry leaders, and community groups in a discussion to forward this critical topic. Each day will open with a high level plenary session with officials from EPA, State Agencies, NGOs and more, and will be followed by concurrent sessions broken down into four tracks. There will be a poster session, vendor display, and plenty of networking time to connect with speakers, exhibitors, and attendees during breaks, lunch, and a networking reception.

Monday, October 23 Opening Plenary Speakers 
 		    





 
  
Philp M. Fine, Ph.D., Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management District


 		 Courtney Peterson,
Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, and Chief Human Resources Officer, Edison Electric Institute

 		 Dr. Sacoby Wilson, 
Director, Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health; 
Professor, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health		 Monisha Shah, Deputy Director for Justice40 and Environmental Justice Innovation, White House Council on Environmental Quality
 








Tuesday, October 24 Plenary Session Speakers 
 
Matthew Tejada, Deputy Assistant       Administrator for Environmental Justice, Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, US EPA Kelly Crawford, Senior Advisor for Equity and Environmental Justice, US DOE

 		 Ana Mascareñas, Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services













Sessions, presentations, and panels will cover these key topics: 

Engagement and Collaboration
•  Regulators, Industry, and Communities Working Together
•  EPA/Private Sector Engagement

Screening & Measurement
  • Tools and Techniques
  • Case Studies
  • Site Remediation
Cumulative Impacts
  • Assessment
  • Implementation
  • Tools and Techniques
  • Case Studies
Permitting and Compliance
  • Case Study Examples in Practice
  • Policy and Implementation Hurdles and Lessons