Environmental Justice and Equity

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We aim to advance social equity and just outcomes through research and engagement in the policymaking process. Our work focuses on such topics as climate change, harmful air pollution, public health, and analysis of policies’ distributional impacts.

Featured Work

Agencies Seek Early Mitigation For Disparate Impacts In NEPA Reviews

News Clip / Inside EPA / October 14, 2021
In First, EPA Asks State To Weigh New Plant Site To Avoid Disparate Impacts

News Clip / Inside EPA / October 7, 2021
Webinar: What’s Next in Climate Economics?

September 20, 2021

Recent projects & Updates

Comments to CEQ on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration Guidance

Public Comments / April 18, 2022 / Download
Comments to FHWA on EV Charging Infrastructure

Public Comments / January 28, 2022 / Download
Comments to Federal Transit Administration on Electric Vehicle Equity

Public Comments / December 22, 2021 / Download

Publications

Distributional Consequences and Regulatory Analysis / September 19, 2021
Making Regulations Fair / August 31, 2021

In the News

SCOTUS Ruling on EPA Leaves US Businesses with the Devil They Don’t Know / July 6, 2022
The Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Was the Beginning of Something Bigger / July 6, 2022

Past Events

Advancing Energy Justice: Tools for Justice40 and Equitable Deep Decarbonization / May 11, 2022
Building Power in the Public Sector—DEI and Anti-Racism at Environmental Jobs in Government / November 1, 2021