"Protecting Urban
Environments"

Connecticut Coalition for
Environmental Justice

ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES AND ENTITIES

U.S. FEDERAL

	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) America's national environmental regulatory agency.
	EPA Office of Environmental Justice Like CCEJ in Connecticut, this branch of the EPA works to ensure all people regardless of race or income status live in healthy, safe environments.
	EPA Region 1-Boston Office for Environmental Justice The regional EPA environmental justice office that CCEJ works with most often.
	EJ Geographic Assessment Tool This online tool lets you create maps of U.S. zip code areas and the sites of toxic releases, regulated air emissions, etc that they contain.
	EPA New England Topics This subsite of EPA New England provides links to regulatory information, environmental data, and government programs related to a long list of topics ranging from air quality to wastewater.

CONNECTICUT STATE AGENCIES & ENTITIES

	CT Department of Environmental Protection Connecticut state agency responsible for enforcing environmental regulations. Includes an environmental justice office.
	Connecticut General Assembly Website for CT's state legislature. List of bills under consideration and contacts for legislators.
	CT State African American Affairs Commission A Connecticut state agency concentrating on Black issues including public and environmental health. CCEJ worked with members of the AAAC to pass the state's groundbreaking EJ law in 2008.
	CT Dept of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Advisory Committtee Anyone in Connecticut can join and participate in this committee that is deciding how to manage the state's solid waste problem.

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Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice
P.O. Box 2022, 10 Jefferson St, Hartford, CT 06145-2022
Ph: 860-548-1133 Fax:860-548-9197
email: ccej@environmental-justice.org www.environmental-justice.org