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Cof>t ~7D \fAl (C#? l^/4^ ntal Justice Corner- b>i ao<L ve Completes Term on NEJAC [?A^r <tu HT?U& : President of Monsanto Company, has recently ee-year term on EPA's National Environmental ft B Responsible Cam9 A Public Commitment Hindi. The NEJAC, a multi-stakeholder advisory ited in 1993 to provide EPA with advice on he Executive Order on Environmental Justice CEO erved on the Public Participation Subcommittee and meiieaitrrancrKesearch Subcommittee of the NEJAC. provide EPA Mr. Pierle's generous contribution of time and energy has helped to with advice on implementa tion of the Executive Order on Environmental Justice (EO build bridges among the environmental justice advocates and industry to make communication and problem solving easier. In July, CMA nominated Leslie Beckhoff, Conoco/DuPont as CMA's representative to EPA's NEJAC. Ms. Beckhoff has extensive experience in environmental justice issues including buffer zone and relocation issues. Appointments are expected to be made in early September. For further information regarding the NEJAC, contact Lee Salamone, Manager, Risk and Communications, at (703) 741-5212. 12898). Draft Guidance on Environmental Impact Statements Includes Environmental Justice Factors In a draft document that EPA recently made available for public comment, demographics, economic situations, human health and risk issues, and cultural differences are included among the factors for EPA to consider when preparing Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). The guidance will apply to EISs prepared by EPA to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act, which applies to major federal activities. Comments on the guidance are due to EPA by September 30. For further information regarding the EISs, contact Lee Salamone, Manager, Risk and Communications at (703) 741-5212. <Y EPA to Develop Superfund Relocation Policy At the urging of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, EPA has decided to develop a Superfund Relocation Policy by the end of 1986. The Agency has already conducted a Relocation Roundtable to air community concerns and is currently conducting a National Relocation Pilot Project in Pensacola, Florida. EPA will also consider development of a policy or guidance on relocations conducted outside Superfund authority. For further information regarding the EISs, contact Lee Salamone, Manager, Risk and Communications, at (703) 741-5212. At the urging of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, EPA has decided to develop a Superfund Relocation Policy by the end of 1986 JULY/AUG 1996 DSW 133387 Page 7 STLCOPCB4033345 /e/j/% Office of Environmental Justice Small Grants Program FY 96 Award Recipients v REGION I For more information, please contact Region I.Environmental Justice Coordinator, Rhona Julien at 617-565-5494. Connecticut Citizen Research Education Network (CREN) . , . $15,000 Hartford, CT / CREN has more than 14 years of community organizing and research experience. The awardee will build a collaborative relationship between the State of Connecticut and neighboring communities in Hartford to promote the goal of sustainable development and to develop a model environmental program for neighbors and urban areas across the State. Save the Sound $ 19,898 Stamford, CT : The awardee will involve local Bridgeport residents in the water quality improvement of the Long Island Sound harbors by expanding their participation in a volunteer water-quality monitoring program; conducting community education and outreach about coastal water quality including point and non-point sources ofpollution; and involving-them in other activities to improve the local water quality and awareness of coastal water quality issues.' West Rock Nature Center :: ' : : 1! :: ; : $ 20,000 New Haven, CT ^- : . This award will be used to establish the New Haven Ecology Project, which will foster responsibility, leadership, and critical thinking skills among local residents.. The recipient will establish a seasonal calendar ofworkshops:developed by neighboring residents of a small pilot farm (that teaches ecology, gardening, nutrition, and soil and water testing). The project will. promote land stewardship, leadership skills, aiid inter-generational transfer of environmental knowledge. . . Maine Penobscot Nation . $16,000 Old Town, ME The awardee will address Penobscot's Concern, about mercury contamination in tribal waters through a collaboration with University of Maine researchers. The project will build on an ongoing study ofmercury in the Penobscot river watershed and will focus on two impoundments within tribal waters, and direct attention to the tribe's environmental justice concerns.. 0Sw 133388 STLCOPCB4033346 Massachusetts Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) $12,150 Boston, MA V AARW is an organization working towards the preservation of Chinatown. Working with local community members, the awardee will evaluate the impact oftraffic on the living and other - environmental conditions ofBoston's Chinatown. Boston Globe Foundation (Lead Action Collaborative) $20,000 Boston, MA . The Lead Action Collaborative is a partnership ofnon-profit organizations, foundations, and public agencies whose goal is to significantly and comprehensively reduce the incidence of childhood lead poisoning in Boston's high risk neighborhoods. The awardee will provide technical assistance and training to community-based organizations; strengthen communication, collaboration, and resource sharing among grassroots organizations, non-profit organizations, and public agencies through community fora, briefings, and workshops; and provide centralized support to organizations working on lead poisoning prevention. . Committee for BoStonPublic Housing (CBPH) . $20,000 Roxbury, MA : The awardee will organize the "Asthma Education and Prevention Project," which will train public housing residents on how to identify hazardous exposures, educate their neighbors about the issues, and work collectively with stakeholders to develop strategies to eliminate the causes of asthma and diminish the effects on their lives.!-" : : .. " <: - ': 7: !' Environmental Diversity Forum : is, . $ 5,000 Boston, MA . The awardee will increase communication and coordination among diverse stakeholders, including communities and government agencies; and educate and motivate the public about environmental justice issues specific to the Boston area;: . : Franklin1 Park Zoo " ' ;. $13,540 Boston, MA : ; ';' :: ' The awardee will enhance the role ofyouth in environmental outreach activities and prepare them for careers in the environmental field. For example, teens will work with zoo professionals and individuals in the environmental field to develop a curriculum that will then be used to train other urban youth. . . ' ' . ^ - ' ' Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies $ 5,000 Amherst, MA :: ' . ' -> ' The awardee will work in partnership!with the Environmental Health Coalition ofWestern Massachusetts to identify and address environmental exposures to toxins and their subsequent health effects, The awardee will 1) improve communication and coordination among the multiple chemical sensitivity community.and their stakeholders and 2) increase the general public's '2 ' . . CSW 133389 STLCOPCB4033347 awareness and involvement in addressing identified concerns. . Massachusetts Health Research Institute (MHRI) $ 19,998 Boston, MA . MHRI will design and disseminate educational materials describing health risks associated with harvesting contaminated shellfish among the Vietnamese and Laotian communities; develop an educational plan for Vietnamese and Laotians in greater Boston; increase awareness of environmental protection among immigrant communities; and improve access and effective environmental advisories for these populations. - Neighborhood Against Urban Pollution (NAUP) 1 $20,000 Roxbury, MA . NAUP's project will work in partnership with the following agencies: Alternatives for Community and the Environment, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Environmental . Diversity Forum, Massachusetts Campaign to Clean Hazardous Waste, and theTellus Institute. The partners will work with predominantly low-income and minority community groups in Boston to identify, prioritize, and address environmental problems in their communities and build a city Wide network with special emphasis bii pollution prevention. . Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) - : = $20,000 East Boston, MA : NOAH will provide project management, community organizing expertise, technical assistance,-and comprehensive planning for the East Boston component ofthe Chelsea Creek Project; conduct adult outreach and education to diverse sectors-ofthe East Boston community;' about the Chelsea Creek watershed; and generate a long-term community-driven plan for use of Chelsea Creek as part ofthe East Boston community planning process. - :. ' .' ................ ROCA, Inc. ' ' . ' !1 :: ' Hv : : $20,000 . Chelsea, MA . The awardee will work in partnership with Youth STAR (Service Taking Action in ' Revere) to provide outreach, education, and leadership to local youths. The project will help create committed environmental concern in the City of Revere through implementation and development of environmental justice practices and education programs. Tellus Institute, Inc. $20,000 Boston, MA : ! The awardee will help improve local environmental conditions in low-income and minority, communities of the Merrimack Valley and empower residents to effectively participate in the decision-making process concerning incinerators and other facilities contributing to local environmental and public health risks. * Rhode Island k .. " -- . 3 ': ' 0SW 133390 STLCOPCB4033348 Center for Hispanic Policy and Advocacy (CHISPA) . ... ' . $17,000 Providence, RI . CHISPA is a non-profit organization that has worked very successfully with bilingual communities on environmental issues. The awardee will create and implement a community- based, participatory model to create permanent solutions in polluted, abandoned land in Providence's low-income neighborhoods. . The Providence Plan . $ 20,000 Providence, RI The awardee will focus on environmental awareness, data collection, interpretation, and utilization in two Providence Schools; educate the students about environmental issues impacting the quality oflife in the Woonasquatucket watershed, and gather information useful for greenway planning and community development.- ~ - ...... . --- -- * - - Vermont River Watch Network ' $15,000 . Montpelier,:VT: : t ; The awardee will work with the predominantly Native American (Abenaki) community to establish ^ local River Watch Program; Once established, the program will be tested arid-further ; developed-in other communities over the year. *' i / '' ( ` * ' f l {' ' ,, , ."r p,... . . ` \. ;i i- : i ' ;c :: . \ i- ^ Total for Region I ; : $298,586 ;: ; .....'. REGION II ' For more information, please contact Region II Environmental Justice Grants Coordinator, Natalie Loney at 212-637-3010. New Jersey - . Citizen Policy & Education Fund ofNew Jersey : . $20,000 Hackensack, NJ . -. : . The awardee will continue an outreach and education project with parents and seriously lead-poisoned children. The project will include outreach to major lead poisoning centers in the Newark and Patterson areas; Parents will be recruited to regularly attend bilingual (English and Spanish) introductory lead poisoning educational workshops. Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agricolas Glassboro,NJ . : :: . " : . ' $20,000 ! ' The awardee will work with the community-at-large and the' farmworker community to remedy the contamination ofwater in southern-New Jersey, focusing on the coliform contamination in farm labor camps and the general nitrate contamination as a result of agricultural practices. This project will be undertaken through outreach and education of farmworkers and community members. CATA will work with grassroots community organizations, Camden - . ' :4 ' , DSW 133391 .......... ........ ......... STLCOPCB4033349 Regional Legal Services, and health clinics that provide services to the migrant worker population. .' i m. . S . -" V 5 DSw 133392 STLCOPCB4033350 Greater Newark Conservancy (GNC) $ 20,000 Newark, NJ ," . Through the Community Empowerment Project, the GNC will expand and strengthen the recently formed Newark Environmental Coalition by improving and facilitating communication between the Coalition and residents, community-based organizations, businesses, academia, and local government. GNC will assist with the coordination of Coalition activities, which will include two conferences and two smaller workshops to promote the awareness ofurban environmental problems among residents ofNewark and its outlying areas. Isles, Inc. $ 20,000 Trenton, NJ The purpose ofthe project is to identify and facilitate communication among all parties affected by remediation and redevelopment ofseveral Brownfield- sites in-Trentory^New Jersey....... The-project will educate citizens, including low income and minority residents, about environmental justice and methods for increasing public participation in the clean-up ofindustrial sites. The group will also generate and make accessible Brownfield information to facilitate . community monitoring ofBrownfield trends and conditions. New York- : . Akwesasrie Task Force on the Environment Hogansburg, NY . i ,:' \ $20,000 '': This project Will develop a report on "Human Health & Disease Patterns atAkwesasne," including information on areas related to environmental-justice programs: and activities under the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. The awardee will review existing medical records of 1 Akwesasne residents to determine the frequency ofvarious diseases that may be caused by exposure to environmental pollutants. : * ' .' . ` 'I Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment $ 5,000 Brooklyn, NY .: . " The awardee will facilitate information exchange and partnership among the 16,000 diverse residents in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal neighborhood. The project is designed to raise awareness among community members ofthe environmental justice issues associated with the Gowanus Canal and to stimulate their involvement in projects and decisions related to its cleanup. 1 ` - . Bronx Community College (BCC) .. $ 20,000 Bronx, NY . - The BCC's Community Education and Development Center, in collaboration with the Chemistry Department, will conduct a series of five workshops on the Community Right-to-Know Act. The awardee expects to reach 200 participants including leaders, support staff, and clients of Bronx community-based organizations, as well as BCC students involved in environmental issues. Bronx residents will be trained and educated on how to access public information and be better 6: ' ' . DSW 133393 STLCOPCB4033351 involved in decision-making related to all aspects ofthe development, implementation, enforcement, and evaluation of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. . Bronx Legal Services $ 20,000 Bronx, NY The awardee will promote lead poisoning awareness and prevention through educational workshops and other outreach activities. The project includes enlisting parents in neighborhood outreach efforts to increase lead education, inspection, testing, and treatment; offering technical assistance to at least 50 community workers and advocates engaged in similar work; and providing direct intervention, advocacy, and negotiation. ' Citizens Committee ofNew York City ! $ 20,000 NewYork*NY ' ............. -* - ................. -- ------- The awardee will expand and improve the activities ofthe Neighborhood Environmental Leadership Institute in the Bronx. Through training, targeted technical assistance, and a year-end Environmental Justice Conference, the Institute will provide grassroots neighborhood leaders throughout the Bronx with skills, information, and resources to effectively address environmental justice'issues that impact the quality of life in their communities. Citizens Environmental Coalition / -:$20,000 Albany, NY ' ' - ' : . V. .. ' The awardee will work in cooperation with the New York Healthy Schools Network, the Central New York Council on Occupational Safety and Health, Fulton Environmental Quality Task Force, and Parents of Allergic Children. The partner organizations will mail Healthy Schools brochures to existing parent and local environmental organizations and track all follow up requests for "resources guides" and other information. '- ` M' City ofNiagara Falls;. : :: , .V $18,900 Niagara Falls, NY - ' : - ' ' ` The awardee will work with several distressed neighborhoods located in close proximity to industrial facilities. The awardee will develop remediation projects to empower residents with the tools to be more effective participants in environmental decisions that affect their quality of life. ' ' : : ' :; . .' City of Syracuse ' $18,760 Syracuse, NY . The awardee will, as part ofits "Lead-based Paint Abatement Program," hire a part-time Health Care Educator to assist community-based organizations in educating residents about the hazards of lead-based paint and the proper methods to abate these hazards. The Health Care Educator will also develop a database to track individuals, disseminate educational materials, and assist in organizing workshops. i- ': : ,: . i . *- ; i : : ;7 DSW 133394 STLCOPCB4033352 Council on the Environment $17,000 New York, NY The purpose ofthis project (GreenpointAVilliamsburg Environmental Education Project started in 1995), is to bring organizing skills to a New York City community heavily impacted by environmental injustices. The project will target the middle and high school student audience and their teachers, and involve them directly in environmental projects. Students will study local environmental justice issues, such as toxics, lead and water pollution,' and develop strategies for addressing these concerns. . Environmental Action Coalition ! $20,000 New York, NY ; The East Harlem Waste Awareness project is part of a continuing effort by the Environmental Action Coalition to address' environmental issuesin predominantly low-income and minority communities. The purpose ofthe East Harlem Waste Awareness project is to address . the lack of recycling information and services for the communities in East Harlem. The awardee will work with the public schools to educate parents, teachers, and students about waste management issues, which will enable them to become actively involved in their community's waste:management activities and policy-making process. Hope Unlimited International, Inc. $ 20,000 Bronx, NY . this project will teach risk reduction and pollution prevention and motivate residents of Community District #3 (South Bronx) and'Cbmmunity District #12 (North Bronx) to be aware of the long-term physical effect of childhood lead poisoning. The group will design arid implement proper erivironmental practices, methods, and techniques for protecting children agairist lead ' '' : < . ' . ' ' ' Jamaica Neighborhood Based Alliance Coalition, Inc. $20,000 Jamaica, NY . ' '. * The awardee will initiate and develop an Environmental Quality Project in South Jamaica Queens that will address environmental issues set forth in the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and the Clean Air Act; iThe awardee will gather information to help identify gaps in the public participation process; encourage and motivate . target area residents to become involved in environmental issues that affect them, and empower target area residents to participate in solving environmental problems in their community. Total for Region II $299,660 8 osw 133395 STLCOPCB4033353 REGION m For more information, please contact Region in Environmental Justice Coordinator, Reginald Harris at 215-566-2988! . District of Columbia ' ' k* * . Anacostia/Congress Heights-Partnership $20,000 Washington, DC .> The purpose ofthis project is to provide training and workshops related to environmental issues for young people and to provide meaningful employment and environmental improvement opportunities for the Anacostia/Congress Heights community. These activities will increase community awareness of environmental issues that may impact the health and quality oflife of residents. ' TheEnvironmentorsProject"'........... . ...... .: ~ -................. -- " ` -"$"20,000 : Washington, DC , The project will enable environmental and science mentors to help underprivileged high school students in Washington, DC. develop an understanding of and enhanced commitment to the environment. The Environmentors Project will publish and distribute a manual to assist other communities in creating and operating similar programs that inspire youth to learn about and protect the environment. ! ' V ' : ' I_; ' 1.... ] ' - -.J- -.r ' I-''" Holding on to Memorable Experiences (HOME) ' ' > $20,000 Washington, DC ` H.O.M,E.'s goal is to implement at least 30 small scale environmental restoration projects over a three-year period in cooperation with D.C. Public Schools, social and civic groups, and community organizations. The projects will serve to improve water quality and aquatic habitat conditions; as well as establish a long-term, coordinated mechanism for active community: : involvement in watershed stewardship, h ' : .v . . ' . . . National Safety Council '' -: $ 19,906 Washington, DC . This project seeks to reduce the indoor air problems among predominantly Latino populations through an educational program that builds on local partnerships, promotes better understanding, and educates residents about how to reduce and/or prevent exposure to environmental pollutants. The program will work to empower communities to improve their quality of life. ;. ;: . ; Maryland ' . African American Men on a Mission . $ 20,000 Baltimore, MD '' This program will provide community members with the opportunity to participate in and facilitate lead poisoning prevention workshops and community forums. These forums will include 9 DSW 133396 STLCOPCB4033354 community residents and local grassroots organizations concerned with lead poisoning prevention. Through this project, Baltimore residents will gain a greater consciousness ofthe lead poisoning problem and an understanding of the environmental justice movement. Local youth and young adults will have the opportunity to take leadership roles in providing lead poisoning education and prevention techniques to affected communities. .- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Inc. . . . $ 20,000 Baltimore, MD . . The Urban BayScapes Initiative is a project designed to begin the process of expanding the BayScapes audience and include the development ofurban community gardens. Involvement in community gardens becomes a vehicle to raise the consciousness of local residents with respect to environmental issues, while providing aesthetic and food benefits. Three tasks are proposed to meet these objectives: a stakeholder workshop, development ofspecifieeducationaltools, and two .community garden demonstration projects. . Anacostia Watershed Society , $20,000 College Park, MD r . ' The project's goals are to: 1) raise awareness among the residents ofthe Anacostia Watershed about the environment and their relationship to it, 2) educate residents about the actions they can take to protect the watershed; 3) establish and strengthen local civic'institutions. and coalitions to enable citizen involvement in the decisibn-maldng process on environmental matters, and 4)'utilize and create technical resources for residents. : :: 1;. . : :i :- : <. ; * . ,1 ; .. '. ; .. *: Community Resources, Inc. Baltimore, MD ^ : $14,300 . 'This project will: 1) develop a field-appropriate Participatory Urban Appraisal Method (PUA) that will allow community residents to gather high quality information about their community's environmental and social conditions; 2) involve an interdisciplinary team of knowledgeable individuals in the development of the PUA Method including community residents, academics, environmental professionals, and Community development professionals; 3 j field test this method with groups of residents and local professionals in two inner-city communities, . Kensington in Philadelphia and the Historic East Baltimore community ( a federal Empowerment Zone), and 4) develop a PUA Handbook that can be use as a model by. community residents and professionals in cities around the country. Palmer Park Residents Corporation . $19,600 Palmer Park, MD ' .. This project will achieve the goals and objectives established by the Environmental Quality and Community Services Subcommittee ofthe Palmer Park Residents Corporation. The project goals include: 1) restoration ofthe health and beauty of the community's creek, 2) improvement and expansion ofthe community infrastructure, 3) improvement in the area's storm water drainage, and 4) increased educational opportunities for residents. . . - : ' .:. 10 '' . ; ! ' ' ' / ' . '' . .' DSW 133397 STLCOPCB4033355 Parks and People Foundation $ 9,900 Baltimore, MD. ;. ' The purpose ofthis project is to enhance the community's understanding oflocal ~ environmental conditions. Community representatives will be involved in the development of strategies for. improving their environment. The program will involve the broader population of Historic East Baltimore in environmental issues through continuing community outreach and environmental projects.. The projects are designed to strengthen communication and coordination between the public and private partners in the Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition (HEBCAC). * Pennsylvania ....... .............:......................~ ...t ....... ' . Clean Water Fund $20,000 Philadelphia, PA The awardee will develop a series ofpresentations as part of its Environmental Health . Workshop, designed to provide information and stimulate problem solving to reduce disproportionate environmental health impacts. The workshops will increase the awareness and ability to address disproportionate environmental health impacts in portions of-the city. Residents will develop clear priorities and action plans consisting of strategies for problem solving based upon an:assessment Ofpressing needs and a critical evaluation ofthe problems that iiiay be addressed,. T " .. ` '.? .'. / _ f Delaware Valley Citizens'Council for Clean Air ': ' $ 20,000 Philadelphia, PA ' v. ' :' The awardee will establish the Livable Communities Program, which will teach low- income and minority communities the skills they need to make more informed decisions regarding transportation planning and their environmental quality of life. The residents will have the ability to discuss complex transportation programs, build support and a network with other community members, and be better able to effectively participate in the planning process. . Delaware Valley Toxic Coalition ' $ 20,000 Philadelphia, PA . This program will inform Chester residents about the nature of environmental pollution, sources of pollution, and the nature and mechanisms by which permits are issued. The project will also provide information for Chester residents about the comparative environmental . conditions in the City of Chester, Delaware County, and the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania in order to provide a meaningful context and appropriate perspective during discussions. Virginia . American Lung Association Of Virginia : : - : 11 ' . $ '6,739 DSW 133398 STLCOPCB4033356 Richmond, VA This'program will distribute two educational kits: "Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools" and "Open Airways For Schools." The American Lung Association of Virginia (ALAV) ^ Piedmont Area will conduct training workshops and initiate personal visits for school personnel and volunteers throughout the targeted area. ALAV Piedmont Area will train the i. 12 DSW 133399 STLCOPCB4033357 school nurses and principals to help children and parents make informed and responsible decisions regarding asthma management and indoor air quality issues. Richmond Economic Development Corp. $ 20,000 Richmond, VA . The awardee will establish the Richmond Enterprise Zone Environmental Justice . Education Project (REJE), which will provide environmental education and training to community residents in the minority and low-income neighborhoods that are located in Richmond's three state-designated Enterprise Zones. The City's EPA-funded Brownfields Pilot Project is also targeted to these Enterprise. Zones and REJE will complement that initiative. Tinbridge Hill Neighborhood Council Inc. . t $19,745 Lynchburg, VA ........ ...... .................. . . ....................-- *- -...... .. ..... _ This program will train community leaders to better understand lead poisoning and exposure issues. The awardee will conduct a youth lead program that offers education, skills training, and participation in environmental justice issues affecting their communities. Virgirtia'Water Pr6jec1;,Tnc. : : 1 $20,000 Roanoke, VA , -: ! The project will build capacity within five predoininhntly low-income and minority ' communities to both scope and evaluate conditions :resuiting from environmental injustice; identify options and resources for solutions; and foster partnership between these communities and state agency representatives to address environmental injustices in their communities. . M ' ' Total for Region m $310,190 * . ' :; REGION TV :: ' ! ][ \ ' .; . :' . For more information, please contact Region IV EnvironmentalJustice Coordinator, Vivian Malone-Jones at 404-562-9671. Alabama .. Project Awake $ 20,000 . Coatopa, AL ' '^ . The Sumpter County Environmental Justice Awareness project will facilitate ' communication, information exchange, and partnerships among stakeholders to address environmental injustices by conducting workshops, awareness conferences, community stakeholder committees, and establishing community newsletters. Citizens will be made aware of hazardous waste facilities and educated about potential exposures and health effects. SweetValley/Cobbtown, Inc. , ' : ' $20,000 > Bynum, AL . : The awardee will conduct an environmental inventory of Greater Anniston, Alabama; inform residents about the inventory results; inform residents of policies, laws, and new legislation .' 13 , V OSirf 133400 STLCOPCB4033358 about the environment at the local, state, and federal; foster citizen involvement and responsibilities to the environment; and identify life style factors that contribute to environmental degradation. Florida . . Florida International University (FIU) $20,000 North Miami, FL . The awardee will develop educational programs for community leaders, health professionals, school age children and their parents based on a local Dade County Public Health Service environmental needs assessment The project will create Train-the-Trainer programs emphasizing environmental health issues and internship programs in Community Environmental Justice for FIU and other local undergraduate and graduate students,- andidevelop a model for a community environmental coalition that may be exported to communities locally and nationally. Georgia' Citizens for Environmental Justice $ 20,000 Savannah, GA . . ' The awardee will produce two supplements to the February 1996 Georgia Department of Natural Resources report on industrial air pollutants in Chatham County. Additionalinformation concerning local businesses and their pollutants; consequences ofpollutants; and health related materials will be included with explanations ofthe protections available under various environmental statutes, such as the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, etc. The text will be rewritten in layman's terms for a target audience of area high school students and citizens in poor and minority neighborhoods; :` - ' f . '. ' , - Kentucky ; .' 1: Justice Resource Center ' /: $ 20,000 Louisville, KY : '; : The awardee will develop an environmental justice program to raise awareness and help resolve the increasing problem oftoxic pollution caused by the negative effects of chemical industries located in or near residential properties in western Louisville, Kentucky. The project objectives are to: 1) inform at least 5,000 residents in the area about environmental conditions that are hazardous to their health; 2) involve at least 500 residents in activities to address environmental concerns; 3) develop a spirit of cooperation among residents, industry, government leaders, the media, and other groups to maintain a healthy environment; and 4) establish a planned approach that will involve citizens in activities that support the environment. ; Mississippi MS Band of Choctaw* Indians . ' . ' ; .' 14 i $20,000 . DSW 133401 STLCOPCB4033359 Philadelphia, MS The awardee will promote community empowerment through a reuse, reduce, and recycling project. The goals are to achieve 30% recycling of all solid wastes generated by homes and tribal industries by establishing a drop-off point. The awardee will also conduct community education activities and publish articles in the community newspaper on the recycling project, solid waste management, and proper disposal oftoxic materials and substances. NE Mississippi RC&D, Inc. $ 19,500 Tupelo, MS The awardee will provide public awareness and environmental educational training to minority and low income communities, focusing on environmental education for Junior High and High School students and teachers, and conducting workshops and seminars to promote pollution prevention and recycling. The awardee will-also conduct surveys,- group-meetings;*and interviews to identify major public concerns on environmental issues; develop a resource database of environmental information/education resources for public use; and formulate workshops, seminars, media announcements about environmental issues. . North Carolina `. North Carolina A&T State University $ 20,000 . Greensboro, NQ ; ' :.! ' e ' : The awardee Willresearch: and implement communication procedures with the community to address and alleviate environmental injustice issues. The project will develop surveys, increase public access to information, and develop role play exercises. Presentations in public schools and community meetings will provide;additional public access to 'environmental information. Virginia Water Project, Inc. $20,000 Roanoke, VA The awardee will conduct a minimum offour workshops to reach at least 200 North Carolina residents and create an awareness ofthe dynamics and conditions of environmental justice (EJ) issues and present clear options for change. Workshops will present: history and . concepts of the development of the EJ movement; ETs relationship to Economic Justice; how to obtain and interpret EPA toxic release inventory data; how town and county comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances can influence decisions that have EJ implications; and views of other community members and representatives of state and local governments. North Carolina Fair Share Education $20,000 Raleigh, NC- . .. The awardee will develop community awareness and leadership training on environmental justice issues; In Pender County, community members are concerned with contamination of groundwater supplies by the dumping of corporate hog industries. In Wake County, residents are concerned about the adverse effects ofunknown emissions from a nearby municipal landfill. In addition to education and training, monitoring and surveys will be conducted. The objective is to ' 15 . . DSW 133402 STLCOPCB4033360 enhance critical thinking, problem solving, and active participation among the predominantly rural, African-American, and low to moderate income communities.. South Carolina . . Voorhees College $20,000 Denmark, SC The awardee will establish a tri-county grassroots community committee to identify and contact leaders and individuals in local churches and civic organizations to disseminate information and conduct surveys on local environmental problems. Issues include community clean-up projects and monitoring of socioeconomic changes due to disproportionate high and . adverse environmental exposure, such as childhood lead poisoning. Techhical experts will be employed to assess and evaluate possible hazardous substance detection'from radioactive wastes in the Barnwell county radioactive disposal facility and the Savannah River facility. Four Mile Hibbemian Community Association $19,925 Charleston, SC . 7: '. . ' The awardee will establish an Environmental Health Information Network to: establish three Internet accessible computer workstations to raise the current awareness and involvement of residents; train 'a small groups of staffers for each workstation; enlist a minimum o2;000: residents to use the workstations; and evaluate the content and usefulness within a year. Catawba Indian Nation RockHill, SC . . $ 20,000 ` The awardee will develop the Tribal Ecosystem Protection Management Plan. A tribal committee will be formed to develop the plan, which will assess current ecosystem protection practices and determine needed changes and future management needs and costs. The awardee will also develop public education strategies aimed at promoting protection ofthe ecosystem. Tennessee ' .: LeMoyne-Owen College :; :- ' $19,791 : Memphis, TN : .: . The awardee will develop a science, math, and computer science program for college- bound high school students called the Environmental Justice Awareness Saturday Academy that will identify, evaluate, and address environmental injustice practiced in and negatively affecting ' predominantly minority and low income communities. The program will include: seminars, discussions, hands-on pollution testing, and computer modeling of pollution variables, intensities,1 and effects. ;. : ' Project 2000, Inc. $20,000 Knoxville, TN , ' . Through the Institute for Environmental Justice and Urban Ecology the grant will help : : : 16 - '. . . 0SW 133403 STLCOPCB4033361 predominantly low-income and minority Brownfields communities to participate in the remediation and redevelopment process by offering awareness and training programs in risk assessment, analysis, communication, and remediation. Included will be tools and skills for. $ r 17 DSU 133404 STLCOPCB4033362 V conducting oral histories, community surveys, community mapping, methods for collecting and understanding secondary data, and community development. , Vanderbilt University Medical Center $ 7,000 Nashville, TN . '. ; The awardee will assist citizens in local water quality assessments, provide technical assistance and information to predominantly low-income and minority communities, and increase the credibility of community groups through utilization oftechnical information. The awardee will also produce a citizens' guide to water quality in Madison county through a partnership with students and citizens, and enhance leadership skills and environmental awareness among county youth. ^ - ...... -........ .... --..... - Total for RcgionTV : - $306,216 REGION V . ^ *' . "" ' For more information, please contact Region V Environmental Justice Grants Coordinator, Margaret Millard at 312-353-1440. .- - -- ^ Illinois , Westsidb Health Authority- Chicago, EL / ' ; ;. v 20,000 ^ . The awardee will build local leadership and increase the community's capacity to address environmental health problems through self-help strategies and through partnerships with other community-based organizations, public agencies, landlords, and health care providers. The primary goal ofthe project is to reduce the' most serious cases ofillness as a result of exposure to ` environmental health hazards in the home,"especially asthma and leaid poisoning. With training from the American Lung Association of Chicago and the Lead Elimination Action Drive, local leaders will work with community residents to assess health hazards .in the home environment and . develop strategies to address them. . > :' United Citizens and Neighbors "UCAN" - $ 18,500 Urbana,EL .r The project will include a negotiated partnership between neighborhood residents, city officials, and hospital officials to address local medical waste incineration issues. The awardee will assess the impact of dioxin emissions from medical waste incineration, organize a community outreach and education campaign on medical waste incineration, facilitate increased communication through the establishment of a community stakeholder committee, and develop . solutions to minimize exposure to dioxin emissions. Joseph E. Gary Local School Council * $ 20,000 Chicago,. IL . : ' : :i ; The awardee will develop a participatory, interactive environmental justice project for the predominantly Mexican-American community of the Little Village neighborhood on Chicago's - .18 : : . : : OSW 133405 STLCOPCB4033363 Southwest side. The project activities will include: a toxic inventory ofeach school building and the campus grounds; the development, implementation, and evaluation of an environmental justice course at Gary school; the development of a quarterly environmental justice community ^ newsletter for schools,' churches, community-based organizations, and community residents; and . the production of a ten minute bilingual Spanish/English video on environmental justice issues in the community and school. . . Westside Alliance for a Safe Toxic-Free Environment "WASTE" $ 20,000 Chicago, EL WASTE is a coalition of 34 community-based organizations that will utilize this grant to facilitate community empowerment on the westside of Chicago by focusing on economic , development, health information, and community outreach. The project will conduct a feasibility analysis on a recycling based alternative to solid waste incineration that will focus on-reducing waste and generating jobs; develop an environmental health Fact Sheet for health care providers; implement a community outreach plan that includes door-to-door canvassing on the westside; and continue to develop a relationship with decision makers that includes education on environmental justice issues. Clean Sites $ 20,000 Chicago,TL : v : ' -' " ' v:-\' :: : ; The awardee will develop a "Citizen Environmental Academy" that will include a series of five workshops designed to provide an overview offederal and state environmental programs and local environmental problems. The Academy will be developed in partnership with Downriver Citizens for a Safe Environment and Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision. The project goals are to help citizens understand how to communicate more effectively with environmental agencies and government institutions, and to provide community members with the tools and information to become more involved in environmental programs to address their concerns. Indiana .. , Minority Health Coalition ofLaPorte County '' $18,750 Michigan City, IN ; . : ' . The awardee will create an environmental justice center to serve as a clearinghouse for information on environmental, health, and environmental justice issues. The project will include: training to area physicians and health care providers entitled Environmental Contaminants, Exposure, and Health Effects', production of a series of four videos for use in training sessions and for broadcast on LaPorte cable access stations; lead screening in partnership with the Open Door Health-Clinic and LaPorte County Health Department; and outreach to the community through the development of a brochure on the identification of fish species, fish consumption advisories, and proper cleaning and preparation of fish to reduce health risks. . 19 DSW 133406 STLCOPCB4033364 Ohio .; WSOS Community Action Commission . $ 20,000 Fremont, Ohio . j The project will demonstrate how to involve predominantly low-income and minority communities in a community decision making process that prioritizes multiple environmental issues into an action plan. The project goals are to convene a stakeholder committee; assess current and future environmental compliance needs; conduct a community forum; complete a compliance action plan; and facilitate the initial implementation ofthe community action plan.. Working In Neighborhoods, Inc. . $20,000 Cincinnati, OH The awardee will work collaboratively with government, industry* and community leaders on environmental justice issues, including solid waste landfill operations-and permitting, pollution prevention planning, CERCLIS site investigations, assessment of the impacts ofhazardous waste facilities, air pollution and odors, and emergency response. The project seeks to facilitate the investigation ofthree CERCLIS sites, to facilitate community involvement in the development of a comprehensive emergency response and evacuation plan, to work to establish a pollution prevention plan With local industry, and to train and educate community leaders. Cuyahoga County Planning Commission $19,722 Cleveland;: OH4 : 4-- r: ` The awardee will develop a community-based environmental audit to provide community access to information on commercial, industrial, and residential properties. The awardee will use the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission's computerized inventory ofBrownfield: sites to generate information on particular parcels of land. The project Will target community development corporations to utilize the database and will develop a communication package to inform Community-based organizations about urban environmental issues; legislation,: health risks, revitalization, redevelopment, and disclosure requirements. Michigan ., : Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services : Dearborn, MI ' i; : i;. : $ 20,000 ; The awardee will use culturally appropriate methods to educate and empower the predominantly Arab American community in Southeast Michigan to reduce health problems caused by industrial pollution. The project will produce a quarterly newsletter in Arabic and English, convene stakeholder meetings, outreach non-literate community members through a media campaign focusing on Arabic television and radio networks, organize a community health fair, and; convene an Environmental Health Awareness Conference for health care providers and community leaders. . Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice Detroit, MI . . 20 . $18,293 ;. '. =" i : . SW 133407 STLCOPCB4033365 . The awardee will identify and build local environmental justice stakeholder committees through education and outreach activities and advance community awareness of environmental regulations and programs as they relate to the urban revitalization efforts ofthe Detroit Brownfield Initiative. The project will identify local community-based organizations and church groups directly impacted by environmental justice issues, initiate outreach and education efforts, publish a community newsletter, organize an Environmental Justice Leadership Summit, and mobilize and initiate community partnerships in local urban revitalization efforts. Minnesota Citizens for a Better Environment - $ 7,500 Minneapolis, MN '' The awardee will work with stakeholders, including neighborhood residents; local businesses, and public officials, to develop a high quality action plan for restoring the Bassett Creek watershed in Minneapolis. The project will facilitate stakeholder meetings, increase the capacity of neighborhood residents to obtain and analyze environmental data, and work with stakeholders to develop an action plan that uses the priorities identified by the communities. ......... Clean Water Fund Minneapolis, MN - ' : c:r :i<-; V. - $ 20,000 T :: : : : The awardee will support the establishment and 'initial operation ofa Minnesota migrant farmworker safety training arid education project, focusing on the seasonal Hispanic iriigrant farmworkers and year-round residents ofthe Red River Valley ofMinnesota, The project will ' include volunteer recruitment and training, training workshops focusing on pesticide safety arid worker protection training, community forums, and development Of educational materials. Green Institute $ 20,000 Minneapolis, MN . The awardee will engage residents in the process of regenerating the Phillips neighborhood ofMinneapolis through economic development and environmentally sound practices. The project goals are to initiate an environmental awareness and jobs campaign and to involve residents in the pre-development phase of an eco-industrial park. !. Wisconsin ! Menominee Tribe ofWisconsin ;: $ 20,000 Keshena, WI ' The awardee will conduct a socio-economic study ofthe human health and erivironmental effects of hardrock metallic sulfide mining on the Menominee Reservation. The project will research data on mining and its economic and cultural impacts ori Native American communities; identify and estimate the potential for environmental damage to air and water on the Menominee Reservation; identify the Menominee traditions and occupations that are dependent upon the water, wildlife, and the environment; and facilitate the exchange of information with other tribal 21 ` OSW 133408 STLCOPCB4033366 nations in the geographic area of the proposed mining site. Sixteenth Street Community Health Center . . $ 20,000 . Milwaukee, WI , . . . *: ; The awardee will form a Brownfield Community Action Team in collaboration with real estate, lending and economic professionals, community representatives, and the Wisconsin Department ofNatural Resources. The primary objective of the Team will be to learn about and monitor the progress of the remediation oftwo Brownfield properties from beginning to end. A comprehensive public education and community involvement campaign will be conducted to ensure the meaningful participation of neighborhood residents, assist in selecting and increasing visibility of environmental repair technologies, and advocate for appropriate redevelopment ofthe neighborhood. I. -' . . ... . ............... ,..... . . . ..... ... ,, a. .. . . Total for Region V $302,765 REGION VI For more information, please contact Region VI Environmental Justice : Coordinator, Shirley Augurson at 214-665-7401. ! ; At this time, the Region is processing a total of sixteen awards in the following states: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Estimated Total for Region VI $300,500 REGION VII For more information, please contact Region VH Environmental Justice Coordinator, Rupert Thomas at 913-551-7282.: At this time, the Region is processing a total of seven awards in the. following states: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. ^ . Estimated Total for Region Vn $127,460 REGION Vin . For more information, please contact Region Vm Environmental Justice Grants Coordinator, Patricia Denham at 1-800-227-8917, ext. 6557. ' ' ' . Colorado Council ofEnergy Resources Tribes .. $10,033 Denver, CO This project will facilitate information exchange in a participatory and proactive manner with three Region VIE tribes. The project will identify environmental justice concerns, including ' '` 22 - . ,. . SW 133409 STLCOPCB4033367 communication obstacles and institutional practices that hamper equitable relationships. In addition to recommending ways for Tribes to participate in facilities siting, development, and related decisions, the Tribes will define what "environmental justice" means in Indian Country. The facilitated sessions will also have a Tribal capacity building function, which is to guide file Tribes through a strategic planning process in which they assess their needs and develop goals for their environmental protection programs. . Cross Community Coalition (COPEEN) $19,820 Denver, CO The Cross Community Coalition represents an umbrella agency for the Colorado Peoples' Environmental and Economic Network (COPEEN). The project will: 1) update and expand the 1990 Citizen Action study: "Poisons in Our Neighborhoods: Toxic Polliltion in Colorado," using . Toxic Release Inventory data to summarize the amounts oftoxic-chemicals that are released into communities in Colorado; and (2) continue the printing and distribution of the quarterly newsletter, the COPEEN News, to over 350 groups and individuals. El Paso County Department ofHealth and Environment (EPCDHE) $ 10,109 Cciloradb Springs,: CO! : . The awardee will provide funds to the Energy Resource Center (ERC), a non-profit agency that performs weatherization repairs in-low-income housing. The ERC will test - approximately 20 houses, as well as fix six homes to demonstrate the effectiveness ofboth the process and the' actual repairs. This project will: 1) identify necessary improvements in communication and coordination among community-based organizations and enable them to inform their constituency ofthe benefits ofradon measurement and remediation; 2) establish an infrastructure capable of continuing this program; and 3) enhance community understanding and demonstrate how to access radon mitigation services. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Educational Foundation (HCCEF) $ 10,109 Denver, CO ;; , . ' : ` The awardee vtill educate and train small business owners on risk reduction and pollution prevention by conducting six training sessions throughout Colorado. They will provide business i owners with simple tips to reduce their risks in dealing with existing pollution; provide practical information to small business owners on pollution prevention; and outline pollution prevention activities for small business employees. : Church of the Holy Redeemer (The Place Ministries) $19,400 Denver, CO ' The Place Ministries is a collaboration of three churches organized to provide education ` and social outreach programs for youth ages 7-18 in an economically disadvantaged . neighborhood. The Place Ministries will select twenty students from Montbello, Manual, and East High Schools to participate in a summer-long program to address neighborhood environmental problems related to lead exposure and contamination. Under the supervision of an environmental scientist and other volunteers, these youth will collect drinking water, playground . . . 23 . . ,. QSW 133410 STLCOPCB4033368 soils and equipment, and lead paint samples to analyze them for lead content. ./ / i 24 DSW 133411 STLCOPCB4033369 Montana . Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes $ 10,109 Pablo, MT . . The awardee will develop educational and Tribal environmental programs and resource materials for use at the various schools on the Reservation. These materials will be organized by program category into education "trunks," which may be checked out by local educators or used, by the Division ofEnvironmental Protection (DOEP) staff. DOEP stiffwill coordinate with the Tribal Education Program office to establish contacts with Reservation science teachers and schedule presentations. In 1996, an informational brochure will be developed for area agencies, land owners, and other resource managers facing similar environmental justice concerns in other parts ofthe country with substantial Native American populations. ' ; t . District XI Human Resource Council........ . - - - * `$~10,109 ; Missoula, MT The awardee wall increase awareness about the impacts of radon and carbon monoxide in predominantly low-income, Native American, and Hmong communities in Montana. The environmental problems facing these communities are indoor air quality, most specifically radon and.Carbon monoxide;; This project, which is a collaborative among the Missoula Indian Center, the Refugee Assistance Corporation on behalfofthe Missoula Hmong Community, and the Western Montana Fair Housing Corporation, will benefit a seven county area encompassing 26:5% ofthe state ofMontana's low-income population. Long-term follow-up, testing!; and remediation activities are also proposed for this project! Fort Belknap Community Council 1 " $ 19,787 Harlem, MT : ' - ' '.. The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation encompasses an area of653,000 acres and is the home ofthe Gros Ventre and AsSiniboine Tribes. The awardee will further enhance an on-going project to publish a quarterly newsletter on local environmental issues and will sponsor a public forum on Environmental Justice On Indian Land in Montana and facilitate community partnerships with other tribal communities. ': :. Rural Employment Opportunity, Inc. (REO) ' . $19,997 Helena, MT REO is a non-profit organization founded to assist migrant arid seasonal farm' workers in Montana. The awardee will contact 1000 workers and 600 families, which is approximately 80% of the migrant workforce. The project will include: distributing pesticide training handbooks; arranging pesticide handling certification courses; conducting awareness conferences and workshops; and developing an interactive computer program in English and Spanish for K-6 grade children to learn about chemical poisoning and appropriate safety procedures. ; ' ' : 25 . . ' ;' *- `f * `* . ................ ................. ..... : '. OS In 133412 . STLCOPCB4033370 North Dakota Clean Water Fund . $10,000 Fargo, HD . . .^ The awardee will facilitate the exchange of information and coordinate communication between community stakeholders and the affected community, including seasonal Hispanic migrant farm workers in North Dakota. The project will: facilitate additional bilingual "Train the Trainers" workshops; provide training to 100 Hispanic community leaders;.and conduct one or more "community forums" on pesticide safety and worker protection issues. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe $ 20,000 Fort Yates, ND The tribal land ofthe Standing Rock Sioux. Tribe covers the soutfi-central part ofNorth Dakota and the north-central part of South Dakota: =A recent closure of Standing Rock's community "open dump" has resulted in widespread illegal dumping and the cost ofproper disposal has increased,due to federal and tribal regulations. The project will include an assessment of illegal dumping, and design of an education campaign on the potential . environmental hazards of illegal dumping. . South Dakota Oglala Sioux Tribe . $ 10,109 Pine Ridge, SD The awardee will address problems aSsociated-With leaking underground storage tanks (USTs) on the Pine Ridge Reservation of the Oglala Sioux Tribe." The project will educate and take direct action to test and tighten UST to ensure that no leaks are.ocburring to the groundwater. Last year, the Tribe located 150 or 85% ofthe tanks on the Reservation. This grant will enhance the Tribal capacity to monitor and respond to Such leaks and protect Tribal small businesses that rely on USTs. The Tribe will update their inventory and install Tracer methods, on tanks to check for leaking., . Jobs for the Environment Campaigh/Native Ecology ; :: .' Initiative/Oglala Sioux Tribe ' `' $10,109 Pine Ridge, South Dakota. . .: The awardee will further develop the Lakota (Oglala Sioux) Environmental Empowerment Project (LEEP), which is designed to bring a greater measure of regulatory autonomy to the Oglala Sioux Tribe while addressing their most pressing environmental problems. This project contains four principal components: 1) community outreach and education; 2) development of environmental regulatory codes; 3) a baseline environmental study; and 4) technical assistance for two "green" economic development projects at Pine Ridge, an organic coffee company, and a solar lighting project. . 26 OSW 133413 STLCOPCB4033371 Utah . Northwestern Band of The Shoshoni Nation . $20,000 Brigham City, Utah . The Northwestern Band ofthe Shoshoni Nation, on behalfof seven other Utah Tribes, will develop and conduct a workshop for Tribal leaders and their respective communities that specifically targets the following goals: 1) approaching environmental justice through traditional and cultural practices, 2) determining whether to create an inter-Tribal environmental agency, and 3) identifying strategies involved in developing a comprehensive strategic master plan for environmental management. The planning process that the Utah Tribes are pursuing can be considered a model for other States, Tribes, and local communities on how to develop . partnerships, share resources and technology, and develop innovative approaches in dealing with environmental justice issues. *. Utah Society for Environmental Education $20,000 . Salt Lake City, UT The awardee will enhance the community's motivation and ability to identify and address the problems affecting their environmental quality of life, including concerns about contamination and adverse health effects. The project goal is to give the communities a strong sense of ownership oftheir river ecosystem and increase their participation in the river's overall watershed protection efforts. The project will include community outreach visits to provide education and training On water quality testing methods, and problem-solving and public participation skills related to urban'planning. .. . Wyoming/Montana ; : National Safety Council :. : ' ! $19,907 Washington, DC : ' The National Safety Councils Environmental Health Center (EHC) will work closely with the Council's 85 local chapters throughout the United States and Canada; This program proposes to work closely with the Wyoming and/or Montana Safety Council to serve as pilot sites for an educational program on indoor environmental pollutants. The project purpose is to reduce the threat of radon and lead paint exposure among residents of predominantly low-income and minority communities. . Total for Region VIII $239,076 REGION IX For more information, please contact Region IX Environmental Justice Coordinator, Willard Chin at 415-744-1561. ' . Arizona -. Intertribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) $ 19,702 Phoenix, AZ The awardee will coordinate a training program in which tribes will be given instruction, : '" 27 . DSW 133414 STLCOPCB4033372 training, and direct on-site technical assistance for the coordination of a Tribal Emergency Response Commission (TERQ and for the development of an emergency response plan. ITCA will conduct meetings with tribal community-based emergency response representatives and tribal leaders, provide tribal'on-site technical assistance and a working draft plan, and assist in the development ofthe tribal emergency response plan. Target communities are tribes without a General Assistance Program Grant, Technical Assistance Grants Program, or a Federal Emergency Management Agency Grant. Paa Qavi, Incorporated $ 20,000 Hotevilla, AZ The purpose ofthis project is to set up an ongoing used oil recycling station on Hopi Land.. In the Hopi community, a high percentage of individuals, change their own oil and the only existing oil disposal facilities are in Winslow, which is seventy miles away or Flagstaff which is ninety-five miles away. The project will also provide individuals, villages, and local businesses with information about the possible hazards of improperly disposing of used oil and proper methods of disposal. . California ' Asian Immigrant Women Advocates' : : : . ::: . :: ' . 1 r$?5,0.00 Oakland, CA ': - : :- The awardee will continue the Environmental Health and Safety Project ofAsian Immigrant Women'Electronics Assemblers. The project's ongoing environmental education program includes newsletters, workshops, and training for these workers. The program will provide environmental health information in several languages and will also include tips on protection from hazardous materials in-the workplace. Asian Pacific Environmental Network . $20,000 Oakland, CA ' The awardee will work with community groups in the San Francisco Bay area on fish consumption issues. Through this partnership, the groups will evaluate existing outreach and education efforts relevant to contaminated fish (actual fishing and fish consumption habits), share appropriate information within the communities, and improve outreach and education iii these communities. ' : Bernal Heights Housing Corporation (BHHC) $ 20,000 San Francisco, CA The purpose of this project is to educate low-income parents in the Bernal Heights, outer Mission, arid Excelsior districts of San Francisco about environmental justice issues, including lead poisoning and lead hazard prevention and reduction in the horne and workplace. BHHC will provide workshops, conferences, and bilingual educational materials in partnership with Consumer Action, local churches, daycare centers, libraries, local businesses, and other nonprofit organizations. ' ' ' 28 ; '' DSW 133415 STLCOPCB4033373 V * 29 OS* 133416 STLCOPCB4033374 California Rural Legal Assistance $ 19,980 Pomona, CA . . This grant will fund the Farmworker Women's Leadership Project (Lideres Campesjnas). Lideres Campesinas works with two hundred and fifty farmworker women representing twelve farmworker communities throughout California. The goal ofthe program is to train farmworker women as certified pesticide educators and environmental health advocates to disseminate health information to farmworkers and assist in the documentation oftoxic poisoning. Chinatown Resource Center * $20,000 San Francisco, CA The awardee will conduct lead community education and outreach to primarily monolingual Chinese speaking adults who provide home-care for childrerfunder the age of six. This population may face higher exposure due to lack of providertraining or information on lead poisoning. The lead outreach will be done in conjunction with community education on seismic safety, facilitated by AmeriCorp volunteers at buildings scheduled for seismic retrofitting. Environmental Health Coalition $20,000 San Diego, CA :: ; . The awardee will work in partnership with the Mercado Apartments Tenants Association to educate^ empower and organize residents ofBarrio Logan around environmental'justice issues. The campaign will motivate community participation through a community health survey and monthly environmental health updates at the Tenants Association meetings. ' f- ' Healing Our MotherEarth : ;: ' v ' $?15,000 Grover Beach, CA ;: : :' :i : . The awardee'will hold a series ofhouse meetings to- train 'primarily Spanish speaking, low- income farmworkers to recognize symptoms of chemical poisoning and to encourage families to seek regular preventative health check-ups to screen for various health problems. The project will also provide education on how families can avoid or minimize exposure to dangerous toxins. A second purpose ofthe project is ito increase communication between the- community and governmental entities that have jurisdiction in McFarland, and to develop; local leadership within the community. ' . :; ^ Los Angeles Conservation Corp ' . ; : $ 20,000 Los Angeles, CA The goal ofthis project is to utilize the energy, creativity and community awareness of conservation corps members to carry environmental messages to their communities. Corp members will work with communities to create recycling, recycled oil or stormdrain dumping ! projects. This will provide an opportunity for corps members to connect with the community and become resources for people concerned with environmental issues. It will also involve community members in environmental cleanup and pollution prevention projects that corps members conduct on an on-going basis. A handbook will be developed and distributed to corps throughout the nation, as well as youth groups, schools, and local organizations. 30 ' .1 1 .. . . . OSW 13341? STLCOPCB4033375 West County Toxics Coalition $20,000 Richmond, CA . :. The awardee will educate citizens and community-based organizations about the nature of lead poisoning and the need for testing and screening. The awardee will also provide information on preventative measures and resources for addressing the problem. The project will involve the predominantly low-income populations living in the County Housing Authority's public housing facilities. Project Concern International $20,000 San Diego, CA The awardee will work with Vista Community Clinic to increase understanding of environmental sanitation, demonstrate simple low-cost techniques for wafer storage and disinfection, and improve hygiene-related behaviors among migrant workers.1 Twenty five individuals in three camps will be given extensive training. These "promoters" will then assist the people in ten other shelters to improve water quality. San Francisco League ofUrban Gardeners $20,000 San Francisco, CA' ; ;: The awardee will develop effective youth leaders who will use their newly acquired skills and knowledge to help educate and organize the Bayview-Huntefs Point community around issues of environmental justice. The project will focus bn leadership development ofa group of teens. In addition, these youth will help educate their Community by encouraging friends, family, ' and neighbors to participate in workshops that will address environmental justice issues in the Bayview-Hunteris Point area; : : : : :: . : Save San Francisco Bay Association $ 20,000 Oakland, CA : The awardee will develop and implement a community education program that effectively educates and trains subsistence fishing communities in San Francisco, Solano, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin Counties about ways to minimize health risks associated with Bay seafood consumption. The project will also work to bring about greater accountability for monitoring and remediating toxic contaminants in the San Francisco Bay. ' - Hawaii Native Hawaiian Advisory Council _ $ 20,000 Honolulu, HI : The awardee will work in partnership with the William S. Richardson School ofLaw at the University ofHawaii. This one year project is designed to educate native Hawaiians on the legislative and administrative processes by Which governmental agencies make environmental decisions. Project participants will prepare E Alu Like Mai I Ka Porto: A Guidebook to Hawaii's Legislative andAdministrative Processes. The book will focus on legislative committees and agencies that handle environmental and/or native Hawaiian issues. ' ' 31 ` . '. DSW 133418 STLCOPCB4033376 Total for Region IX $259,682 REGION X , . For more information, please contact Region X Environmental Justice Coordinator, Joyce Kelly at 206-553-4029. Washington ` Georgetown Crime Prevention and Community Council $ 20,000 Seattle, WA . The awardee will examine jet fuel emissions and excessive noise effects on the predominantly low-income Georgetown residential neighborhood. The objectives ofthe project are to develop a health survey and to perform noise and emission testing in the Georgetown area. Skokomish Indian Tribe $ 19,973 Shelton, WA The awardee will develop the Skokomish Community Pollution Prevention Project, which will provide direct demonstration services to train community residents and on-reservation businesses to recognise pollution sources, identify abatement practices, and change practices in their businesses and daily lives to improve the environment. . Community Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ) $ 20,000 Seattle, WA ' ' ' _ . - - ! : The awardee will further the development of an environmental justice, resource center, speakers bureau, and newsletter. The objectives ofthe project are to educate citizens around environmental justice issues and to build support for the community. CCEJ is one ofthe only community-based groups focusing solely on environmental justice in the Puget Sound Area and one ofthe few groups in the Region. . Whatcom County.Opportunity Council :1 $ 20,000 Bellingham, WA : t. ' ; The awardee will support the Indoor Air Quality Education Program for child care providers. The objectives ofthe project are to alleviate the risk oftoxic indoor pollutants among predominantly minority and low-income communities, which are particularly susceptible to poor indoor air quality. Th!e Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe . 1' $19,327 Sequim, WA .^ . The project will redress environmental justice problems associated with pollution of Tribal shellfish resources by rion-Indian entities. The objectives ofthe project are to establish better relationships with local governments and utility companies; and build better understanding of Tribal shellfish rights and the environmental impacts to shellfish resources from pollution. . Northwest Communities'Education Center , ' .' ... 32 :' ' '. $ 20,000 : ', DSW 133419 STLCOPCB4033377 Grander, WA The awardee will develop a Clean and Safe Water Educational Campaign for Latino/Hispanic farmworkers in Eastern Washington. The objectives ofthe project are to educate farmworkers on the issue of clean and safe water. Their efforts will consist of organizing a series of seven workshops in the Yakima Valley, Columbia Basin, Tri-Cities areas in collaboration with the County Health Departments. These workshops will be supplemented by a series of radio programs and announcements. 1 Tacoma Urban League, Inc. $ 20,000 Tacoma, WA . The awardee will examine the correlation between environmental pollution and minority health and disease issues in predominantly low-income and minority districts. The awardee will look specifically at the effects ofthese pollution levels on local health and'disease rates. * Oregon . Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon $ 20,000 Portland, OR . ' The awardee will educate Portland residents, including predominantly Russian-speaking communities, about possible lead contamination in their homes. The project will include dissemination oftranslated educational literature and development of seminars at the Russian commuriity center; seminars will be conducted by lead contamination and abatement experts. Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments 1 . $ 19,727 Salem, OR .; : ! The awardee will sponsor the Ground Water Protection Project, which will develop a groundwater protection program for each participating water system provider, implement measures to protect groundwater, and improve public education and involvement. Urban League ofPortland . $20,000 Portland, OR :1 : The awardee will develop the Coluinbia Slough Project, which will introduce residents to the Slough, local environmental problems, and the groups and agencies that are working to solve them. The project will provide on-going support and serve as a liaison between these groups and the community; and help establish permanent information sources about local pollution. International Refugee Center of Oregon (IRCO) $ 20,000 Portland, OR .; The awardee will.develop and implement the Slough Fish Usage Education and Outreach program. The program will provide anglers and other community members in each ofthe target communities with information about the risks of consuming whole fish, as well as how to reduce such health risks. The project will follow-up on previous survey work, which has shown that Eastern European and Hispanic anglers continue to eat the whole fish without discarding portions in which pollutants are concentrated. Outreach will be conducted in a culturally appropriate ? '" ' 33 . osw 13342O STLCOPCB4033378 manner. . . * .' .. t. .l-t . 34 DSW 133421 STLCOPCB4033379 Idaho Couer d'Alene Tribe . . $ 20,000 Plummer, ID . The awardee will conduct an assessment ofgas emissions and water quality at the 1 Kootenai County Landfill. The objectives ofthe project are to facilitate educational stakeholder meetings; produce maps showing who is affected by the landfill; utilize a professional engineer to review the landfill; and determine ifthere are any effects ofthe landfill on water quality. Nez Perce Tribe '' * - $20,000 Lapwai, ID . The awardee will develop the Household Hazardous Waste Round-up Project. The objectives of the project are to raise awareness and promote the need for safe use and disposal ofhousehold hazardous-waste and ta coordinate a collection event in regional^ommunitiesr1' . *'*- - ; - . Alaska Bristol Bay Native Association $20,000 Dillingham, AK; ; *; y. : : The purpose ofthe project is to assess the effects of environmental pollutants on customary and traditional subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering activities with particular emphasis-bn marine mammal harvests. The objectives ofthe project are to develop and' implement'a survey ofBristol Bay tribes that harvest marine mammals as diet staples. Tribal chiefs ahd' agericy biologists will be brought together to learn about marine mammal harvesting issues related to environmental justice. :i Aleutian^PribilofIslands Association, Inc. ' ?- *" . $20,000 Anchorage, AK - The awardee will develop a public information/education project on lead and radon and provide test kits for homes in the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands region. The objectives ofthe project are to improve communication, motivate the public, and enhance community understanding of local environmental justice issues by providing education on the possible presence of radon in' homes and lead in drinking water ; Total for Region X ' $299,027 35 -. . i .. DSW 133422 STLCOPCB4033380