EPA 2008 Budget Addresses Environmental Justice

The FY 2008 Budget Request for the U.S. EPA is $7.2 billion. Environmental justice is included in Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems and the budet for that goal is about $1.2 billion and represents 16% of the total EPA budget. The FY 2008 Budget in Brief states that, "EPA is committed to environmental justice for all people, regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. Toward that end, the Agency will focus its environmental justice efforts on the following eight priorities:

1. Reducing asthma attacks,
2. Reducing exposure to air toxics,
3. Increasing compliance with regulations,
4. Reducing incidence of elevated blaod lead levels,
5. Ensuring that fish and shellfish are safe to eat,
6. Ensuring that water is safe to drink,
7. Revitalizing brownfields and contaminated sites, and
8. Using collaborative problem-solving to address environmental and public health concerns

Links to OMB's FY 2008 Budget Fact Sheets:

Link to all Fact Sheets: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
Budget Overview: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/overview-2008.pdf
Budget Discipline: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/budget_discipline-2008.pdf
Management: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/management-2008.pdf
The Economy: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/economy-2008.pdf
Defense: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/defense-2008.pdf
War on Terror: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/global_war-2008.pdf
Homeland Security: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/homeland-2008.pdf
State and International Programs: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/state-2008.pdf
Education: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/education-2008.pdf
Health Care: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/health_care-2008.pdf
Justice: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/justice-2008.pdf
Compassion: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/compassion-2008.pdf
Children: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/children-2008.pdf
Space and Science: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/space-2008.pdf
Agriculture: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/agriculture-2008.pdf
Environment: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/environment-2008.pdf
Commerce: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/commerce-2008.pdf
Veterans: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/veterans-2008.pdf
Housing: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/housing-2008.pdf
Labor: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/labor-2008.pdf
Transportation: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pdf/transportation-2008.pdf