2017 年,纽约市通过了第 60 号和第 64 号地方法,以评估该市的环境公平问题,并制定一项计划,将环境正义纳入城市决策的结构。该立法以三个主要产品为中心——报告、在线 EJ 门户和计划。这项被称为纽约市环境正义 (EJNYC) 的立法授权工作代表了纽约市的一项历史性投资,旨在研究影响低收入社区和有色人种社区的生活方式和居住地的环境不平等现象,并为所有居民提供为社区争取最佳成果的工具。
为开展这项工作,纽约市成立了一个独立的环境正义咨询委员会,由全国公认的环境司法倡导者和由市长和市议会共同任命的当地主题专家组成,并召集了一个由 19 个城市机构的工作人员组成的机构间工作组。市长任命的环境正义高级顾问负责监督利益相关者和机构间的协调,以及 EJNYC 报告、门户网站和计划的制定。
EJNYC 报告 将是纽约市首次对环境正义进行全面研究。 2021 年初,纽约市发布了纽约市环境正义区的交互式地图,并启动了全市范围的公众参与流程,让一线社区参与制定 EJNYC 报告的工作范围。 阅读完整的工作范围.
一份关于环境正义的综合报告为解决系统性和持续性环境不平等问题的成功计划奠定了基础。
The EJNYC Mapping Tool is a public web-based portal and mapping tool based on the data and analysis from the EJNYC Report. This portal hosts interactive maps, a data repository, and information on relevant City programs relating to environmental justice. It will be used by City agencies to inform their environmental decision-making, and will empower residents and organizers with the tools to continue advocating for the best outcomes for their communities.
EJNYC 计划 is the culmination of all the EJNYC work. The plan identifies potential citywide and local initiatives for promoting environmental justice and outline a set of discrete recommendations for better embedding equity and environmental justice into the City’s decision-making processes.
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When we bring our voices, our action, and our advocacy to our schools, our homes, and our workplaces, we can create a more sustainable and resilient future for the 8.3 million people who call our five boroughs home.
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