Environmental justice: The Department of Energy`s response to Executive Order 12898

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:405292

Nieves, A; Wernette, D ^[1]; Johnson, G ^[2]

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1. Argonne National Lab., Argonne, IL (United States)
2. Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

This paper delineates the major provisions and implications of Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. It also presents a brief background of environmental justice concerns in relation to Department of Energy (DOE) activities, and describes selected elements of the U.S. Department of Energy`s impletation of the order. It further describes accomplishments thus far achieved toward implementation, provides examples of approaches which may be taken in the field, and discusses future expectations.

• Research Organization: American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY (United States); American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 405292
• Report Number(s): CONF-960421--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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