Environmental Justice Advisory Board
The Environmental Justice Advisory Board (EJAB) is charged with overseeing the implementation of DEP's
Enhanced Public Participation Policy. EJAB provides a forum for protecting the health of communities, especially communities with the greatest concentration of environmental risks. The EJAB shall review and make recommendations to DEP management on existing and proposed regulations and policies that impact the environmental health of communities. EJAB also provides a forum for stakeholders to share environmental concerns in their communities.
EJAB meets quarterly and all meetings are open to the public. A public comment period is also available. If you would like to provide public comments during an EJAB meeting, please contact
RA-EPOEJ@pa.gov or 717-783-4759. Below is a list of the future and previous meetings with associated materials attached.
If you are interested in joining EJAB, or any of DEP’s advisory committees, boards, councils, and commissions, please submit your interest on our
DEP Advisory Committees, Boards, and Commissions website page or
Contact Us for further questions.
Objectives
- To ensure that DEP maintains a proactive approach to Environmental Justice issues within Pennsylvania;
- To eliminate any existing environmental disparities in minority and low-income communities;
- To engage, educate and empower minority and low-income communities to become active participants in the permit review process and compliance assistance program;
- To ensure equitable enforcement of regulations and statutes, and the equitable application of internal guidance and policies within minority and low-income communities;
- Increase the level of environmental monitoring in minority and low-income communities;
- To fill the gaps and oversee the implementation of the Environmental Justice Work Group recommendations that were published in June 2001;
- To identify and promote action against environmental inequities in Pennsylvania; and
- To determine whether DEP's current decision-making process can adequately address environmental justice issues.
Correspondence
EJAB Meeting Schedule
EJAB meetings are held quarterly from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The EJAB will convene in a hybrid format virtually and in the Delaware Room of the Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA and begin at 8:30 a.m., unless noted below. Additional meeting information is provided below:
2023 Meetings
- November 14, 2023
- August 15, 2023
- May 16, 2023
- February 14, 2023
2022 Meetings
- November 15, 2022 – (A portion of this meeting will be a joint meeting held in Room 105 with the Citizens Advisory Council)
- August 18, 2022
- May 19, 2022
- February 17, 2022
2021 Meetings
- November 16, 2021 – (A portion of this meeting was a joint meeting held in Room 105 with the Citizens Advisory Council)
- August 19, 2021
- May 20, 2021
- February 18, 2021
2020 Meetings
- November 17, 2020 – (A portion of this meeting was a joint meeting held in Room 105 with the Citizens Advisory Council)
- October 15, 2020 – Conference Call at 1:00 pm
- August 11, 2020 - Conference Call at 1:00 pm
- July 16, 2020 – Conference Call at 1:00 pm
- May 21, 2020
– Conference Call at 9:00 am
- April 16, 2020 – Conference Call at 1:00 pm
- February 20, 2020
2019 Meetings
- November 19, 2019 – (A portion of this meeting was a joint meeting held in Room 105 with the Citizens Advisory Council)
- October 8, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. – Conference Call
- August 13, 2019
- July 9, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. – Conference Call
- May 14, 2019
- April 9, 2019
- February 12, 2019 - CANCELED
2018 Meetings
- October 9, 2018 - Conference Call
- August 28, 2018 – Williamsport, PA
- July 10, 2018 - Conference Call
- April 3, 2018 - Conference Call
2017 Meetings
- August 1, 2017 - CANCELED
2016 Meetings
- November 15, 2016 - RESCHEDULED
The November 15, 2016 meeting of the Environmental Justice Advisory Board (EJAB) was rescheduled to Wednesday, December 14, 2016. This meeting was a combined meeting of both EJAB and the Citizens Advisory Council.
2015 Meetings