[CPEO-BIF] EPA's EJ Achievement Awards

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Call for Nominations: EPA's EJ Achievement Awards (due Jan 11, 2008)

ACHIEVEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AWARD

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency welcomes the nominations for
the Achievement in Environmental Justice Awards. Nominations must be
postmarked by January 11, 2008.

National awards for achievements in environmental justice will be given
to organizations in 5 categories: academic institutions, community-based
organizations, non-governmental and environmental organizations, State
and local government organizations, and Tribal government and indigenous
organizations.

Organizations should be nominated for their achievement in addressing
environmental justice issues or achieving the goals of environmental
justice in a manner that results in positive impacts to a community. The
award competition will be open to all organizations within the United
States. The nominated entity must have achieved a significant milestone
or accomplishment within the past five years (2002-2007).

Nominated entities should address six selection criteria which reflect
the goals of addressing environmental justice issues in a way that
positively affects the community. The criteria are: (1) innovation; (2)
community responsibility; (3) community, equity, and public involvement;
(4) partnerships and collaboration; (5) integration; and (6)
demonstrated results, effectiveness, and sustainability.

The awards will be presented by the EPA Administrator during a special
public, media-covered eve  nt in June 2008. EPA will pay for the travel
and lodging expenses of the representative who will attend the EJ
Achievement Awards ceremony and receive the award on behalf of the
winning organizations.

Award winners will receive national recognition for their significant EJ
achievements. EPA will publish a feature article in the Environmental
Justice Quarterly newsletter focusing on the selected award recipients.
Award winners will also be featured on the Office of Environmental
Justice's Web site. National recognition may also open doors for the
award winners to network and partner with other organizations across the
U.S. that share a similar commitment to EJ excellence.

For more information, visit:
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/ej/ej-achieve-flyer.pdf

or contact Lisa Hammond at (202) 564-0736 or at hammond.lisa@epa.gov.




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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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