 U.S. EPA leaders told agency employees yesterday to watch out for disparate environmental effects on the poor, racial minorities and American Indians, releasing a guidance document with advice on promoting "environmental justice" throughout the rulemaking process.
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has focused on that issue during her tenure, touring the country with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to visit communities that have been disproportionately affected by pollution and environmental degradation. When the agency released a draft version of its five-year strategic plan, environmental justice was listed as one of her overarching priorities.
"Historically, the low-income and minority communities that carry the greatest environmental burdens haven't had a voice in our policy development or rulemaking," Jackson said in a statement. "This plan is part of my ongoing commitment to give all communities a seat at the decision-making table."
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 July 2010 )
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 A new study by Headwaters Economics compares how Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—five states with vast traditional but also significant clean energy resources—are taking advantage of clean energy opportunities to create green jobs.
Read more about how each state’s policies will promote future growth and investment in our latest newsletter or click here to review our research directly.
Clean Energy HighlightsThe growth of green jobs is outpacing the increase in overall jobs. (See page one of the newsletter.)
Five keys to future clean energy economic growth. (See page two.) States are still largely neglecting energy efficiency, the most cost-effective part of any long-term green economic strategy. (See page two.)
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 July 2010 )
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This report by Western Resource Advocates and Environmental Defense Fund illustrates why legislation is needed to curtail the risk unmitigated climate change poses to western water supplies and highlights the inextricable links between energy and water in the region. Climate and clean energy policy is also smart water policy. Transitioning away from forms of energy that emit health-harming greenhouse gases can also free-up the vast amounts of water formerly used for energy production.
Read the full report here and the executive summary here.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 19 July 2010 )
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 In 2009, the Threats to Western Private Forests strategic initiative engaged diverse stakeholders - family and large-scale forest landowners, county commissioners, local and regional planning agencies, state forestry and wildlife agencies, federal land managers, tribes, universities, conservation districts, and nonprofit organizations - to explore threats to the health and sustainability of private forests in the western U.S.
Read more about the initiative here.
Read the full report here.
Read about the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition here.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 01 July 2010 )
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 On this Memorial Day Weekend as many Americans head outdoors to open spaces, the nation is reminded about the importance of land conservation. Today the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy released a report highlighting new grassroots and collaborative strategies for managing large areas for the enjoyment of generations to come.
Large Landscape Conservation: A Strategic Framework for Policy and Action, the latest Policy Focus Report published by the Lincoln Institute, describes regionally based initiatives currently underway in forest lands, ecosystems, watersheds, and wildlife corridors that involve multiple jurisdictions and ownership. The report recommends ways to encourage such efforts and foster innovation going forward.
Click here to download the report.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 June 2010 )
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