Environmental justice: The Department of Energy`s response to Executive Order 12898
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:405292
- Argonne National Lab., Argonne, IL (United States)
- 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 (ASCE), New York, NY (United States); American Nuclear Society (ANS), La Grange Park, IL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 405292
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960421-; TRN: 96:006226-0127
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. annual international high-level radioactive waste management conference, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 29 Apr - 3 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of High level radioactive waste management: Proceedings of the seventh annual international conference; PB: 519 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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