Key Principles of

Environmental Justice

Environmental justice ensures that all

people have the right to a safe,
healthy, productive, and sustainable
environment. This requires inclusive
decision-making processes that
prevent harm before it occurs and
empower communities to participate
in shaping their future.
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 Safe Healthy

All people have the right Everyone deserves

to live, work, and play in access to clean air,
environments free from water, and food that
toxic exposures, nourishes well-being and
pollution, and other supports thriving
hazards. communities.

Productive Sustainable

Environmental justice The right to a sustainable

enables communities to environment ensures the
use resources needs of present and
responsibly and develop future generations are
in ways that create met without
economic opportunities. compromising ecological
limits.
Participatory Decision-Making
Voice
Impacted communities have a meaningful say
in decisions that affect their environment and
well-being.
Collaboration
Government, industry, and community stakeholders work
together to identify problems and co-create solutions.

Transparency
The decision-making process is open, accessible,
and accountable to the public.