Question 1

REPORT: Assessing the State of Environmental Justice in Michigan

Accepted Answer

In this study, the research team addressed the feasibility of creating a publicly available, accessible Michigan-specific screening tool that would display environmental, social, and health data relevant to environmental justice.

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Question 2

REPORT: Cumulative Impact, Summary of Legislative Components

Accepted Answer

This report  summarizes key dimensions of state level legislation and policies that use cumulative impact frameworks to inform action toward environmental justice and to reduce health inequities associated with disparate exposure to air pollutants.

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Question 3

ARTICLE: Local advocates aim to make ‘cumulative impact’ a factor in air quality regulation

Accepted Answer

Advocates are pushing for regulators to consider cumulative impact – the idea the totality of environmental threats affecting a community should be considered in permitting decisions – which is not typically how environmental permitting decisions are handled today.

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Question 4

PRESS RELEASE: Air Monitors, New Approach to Measuring Toxins Reduce Disproportionate Harm to Black, Brown, Low-Income Communities

Accepted Answer

MEJC sent the attached press release to local media on May 22, 2023.

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REPORT: Assessing the State of Environmental Justice in Michigan

REPORT: Cumulative Impact, Summary of Legislative Components

ARTICLE: Local advocates aim to make ‘cumulative impact’ a factor in air quality regulation

PRESS RELEASE: Air Monitors, New Approach to Measuring Toxins Reduce Disproportionate Harm to Black, Brown, Low-Income Communities