WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Environmental justice

S. 642, The Environmental Justice Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 642 would codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States....

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S. 2549, The Environmental Justice Renewal Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.96

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2549 would require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations....

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H.R. 5902, The Getting Youth Re-invested in Environmental Education Now Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5902 would enhance environmental justice education in middle and high schools that serve disadvantaged students....

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H.R. 5132, The Environmental Justice Renewal Act

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5132 would require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice to provide guidance to Federal agencies on the development of criteria for identifying disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low-income populations....

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H.R. 4652, The Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4652 would direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office....

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H.R. 3014, The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3014 would improve the health of minority individuals....

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S. 1696, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $237.06

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 1972, The Community Environmental Equity Act

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1972 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous substances....

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S. 1068, The Healthy Communities Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1068 would promote healthy communities....

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H.R. 1805, The Strengthening Public Health Protections in Major Disasters and Emergencies Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1805 would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the health and safety of certain volunteers and workers in disaster areas....

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H.R. 1602, The Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act of 2007

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1602 would ensure environmental justice in the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita....

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H.R. 1103, The Environmental Justice Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1103 would codify Executive Order 12898, relating to environmental justice, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fully implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Agency and the Comptroller General of the United States....

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H.R. 148, The Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 148 would require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line....

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H.R. 5386, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $174.95

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5386 spends money for the operations and activities of Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies such as the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Forest Service (US...

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S. 158, The Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1.15

Tue, 09 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 158 would promote the conservation and improvement of the Long Island Sound ecosystem, including the Peconic Bay area. The bill would establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative and Advisory Committee. The committee would identify natural areas within the Long Island Sound ecosystem to be protected and improved. S. 158 would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2013 period for EPA to provide grants to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and private l...

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