This has been a major comprehensive legislative package on this topic. Its relevance to community engagement and environmental justice is found in the ways in which environmental and climate justice is embedded in federal government decision making.  This plan supports grant programs to build community capacity and technical assistance. It also seeks to enable community […]

— All federal agencies should provide meaningful involvement to communities (including indigenous and tribal communities), due process in all rulemaking and enforcement, and direct guidance and technical assistance. — The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) shall be established by the president and remain multi-stakeholder in composition (according to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, FACA). […]

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez prioritize greening and modernizing buildings, providing community resilience centers, and including resident participation in architectural design and other resilience projects This bill also proposes strengthening participation in everyday management and policy development through the current structure of elected resident councils. Funding (at $25 per occupied unit) currently covers training, planning, communication, and […]

This proposal put forward by Warren during her presidential campaign specifically mentions Environmental Justice (EJ) small grants to local groups, as well as the larger Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) grants. Additionally Warren calls for revitalizing the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC), as well as the EJ interagency working group.