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NC DEQ »   About »   Boards and Commissions »   Environmental Justice And Equity Board

Secretary's Environmental Justice and Equity Board

NC DEQ Secretary's Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board logo

"I challenge [the Environmental Justice and Equity] board, and all of you, to stand shoulder to shoulder with us and acknowledge that we all are responsible. You too must pledge to work for inclusion, demand equity and celebrate the diversity of the people of our great state. With that simple acknowledgment, together we will protect our natural resources, our economic interests, and our communities so that ALL North Carolinians will have clean air and clean water for today, tomorrow and future generations to come." 

-Secretary Michael S. Regan, May 2, 2018

             Charter           Press Release          Board Members          Operating Procedures

 
For Advisory Board inquiries, contact Renee Kramer, NCDEQ Title VI and Environmental Justice Coordinator at 919-707-8292. Comments can be emailed to ej@ncdenr.gov
Upcoming Meetings

    Thursday, August 11

    Thursday, October 13

    Thursday, February 9 (2023)

       

      Past Meetings

      Thursday, May 19 2022 - Quarterly Board Meeting

      • Agenda
      • Meeting Recordings
        • Subcommittee Meeting
        • Board Meeting
      • Supporting Materials

      Tuesday, May 10 2022 - Special Meeting

      Agenda
      WebEx Recording
      Supporting Materials

      Monday, February 28, 2022 - Quarterly Board Meeting

      Agenda
      WebEx recording
      Supporting materials

       

      Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 - Community Outreach Subcommittee Meeting
      Agenda
      WebEx recording on YouTube

      Quarterly Meeting - November 30, 2021
      Agenda
      WebEx recording on YouTube
      Supporting Materials

      • Division of Water Infrastructure Presentation

      Listening Session - Oct. 12, 2021
      Agenda
      Press release
      WebEx recording on YouTube
      Meeting Minutes
      Supporting Materials

      • Title VI and Swine Waste Biogas System Permitting by NCDEQ: Connecting the Dots (by Ryke Longest)
      • Digesters and Swine Manure Treatment (by Dr. John Classen)
      • Overview of Water Impacts (by Kemp Burdette)
      • CAFOs, Biogas, Environmental Justice and Health Impacts in North Carolina (by Sacoby Wilson)

       

      Monday, August 23, 2021
      Agenda 
      WebEx recording on YouTube
      Meeting Minutes
      Supporting Materials

      • Presentations 
      • Biogas...The Case to Protect Environmental Justice Communities (presentation by Sherri  White-Williamson)

       

      Monday, May 24, 2021
      Agenda
      WebEx Recording
      Meeting Minutes
      Supporting Materials

      • NRDC - Developing Visual Tools for Carbon Policy
      • EPA Region 4 - The Path Forward for Environmental Justice: Serving Our Communities
      • SELC - Petition for Rulemaking to Establish a Budget for CO2 Emissions from the Electric Power Sector and Join the REgional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
      • Andrea Harris Task Force Subcommittee March 2021 Meeting - Dr. Robert Bullard presentation (YouTube)

      Monday, April 26, 2021
      Special Meeting to Discuss Zero-Emission Vehicle MOU
      WebEx Recording
      Meeting Minutes
      Board's responses to MOU questions

      Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
      Agenda
      Division of Air Quality Update / Medium + Heavy Duty Zero Emission Vehicles Briefing
      Panelists' Bios
      WebEx Recording
      Meeting Minutes

      Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 
      Agenda
      Erosion and Sedimentation Control and Stormwater Programs and Robeson LNG (presentation)
      Introduction to Air Quality Permitting and Review of the Active Energy Permit
      WebEx Recording
      Meeting Minutes

      Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 - Special Board Meeting
      Agenda
      Presentation
      WebEx Recording
      Meeting Minutes

      Monday, August 24, 2020 
      Agenda
      WebEx Recording
      Health Disparities and COVID-19 in EJ Communities presentation by Dr. Deepak Kumar
      Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force presentation by Emily Roach (NC Dept. of Administration)
      Meeting Minutes
       
      Thursday, June 25, 2020 - Special Subcommittee Meeting
      Agenda
      WebEx Recording
      Meeting Minutes
       
      Thursday, June 18, 2020 - Subcommittee Meeting
      Draft Agenda
      WebEx Recording
      Meeting Minutes
       

      Thursday, June 11, 2020 - Special Meeting
      Agenda
      WebEx Recording 
      Meeting Minutes

      Monday May 18, 2020
      Agenda
      Community Mapping System 1.0 and Public Participation Plan Update Presentation
      Clean Energy Plan - Equity Recommendations & Actions Presentation
      Video Call Recording
      Meeting Minutes
       
      February 24, 2020
      Agenda
      Meeting Minutes
      EJ Board EO 80 Updates Presentation
      Permitting 101 Presentation
      WebEx Recording
      Cumulative Impacts Presentation
       
      November 20. 2019
      Agenda
      Meeting Minutes
      2020 Census Environmental Justice Presentation
      Executive Order 80 Presentation
      Official Action Overview Presentation 
      WebEx Recording
       
      August 21, 2019
      Agenda
      Meeting Minutes
      Meeting Video 
       
      May 22, 2019
      Agenda
      Meeting Minutes
      Community Mapping Tool Presentation 
      City of Charlotte Strategic Energy Action Plan Presentation
      Coal Ash Impoundment Closure Decision Presentation 
      AFO and General Permit Presentation
      Overview of Executive Order No. 80 Presentation
      Livestream Video
       
      February 12, 2019  
      Agenda
      Meeting Minutes
       
      November 14, 2018
      CCR in NC Presentation
      Agenda 
      DEQ Division Overview Materials
      Meeting Minutes
       
      July 11, 2018
      Livestream video
      Meeting Minutes
      Board's Advisory Statements

      Environmental Justice and Equity Board Statement on Coal Ash Removal (Feb. 15, 2019)

      Environmental Justice Official Actions (Nov. 20, 2019)

      Environmental Justice and Equity Board Recommendations on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (July 1, 2020)

      Environmental Justice and Equity Board Recommendations on Development of the General Permit for Farm Digesters (Aug. 26, 2021) 

      • Response from Secretary Biser (Nov. 23, 2021)

      Environmental Justice and Equity Board Recommendations on Biogas General Permit (Oct. 22, 2021)

      Subcommittee Materials

      Materials shared with EJE Board for June 18 meeting

      Atlantic Coast Pipeline (DEQ web page)

      Documents provided to subcommittee by Dominion

      • FERC EIS EJ excerpt
      • Q4 Attachment 1-Updated Consultation Tables
      • Appendix A: Communications with State Tribes

      Mountain Valley Pipeline (DEQ web page)

      Provided to subcommittee for June 25:

      N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Aug. 7, 2017 Letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

      • Dominion Powerpoint at 2017 Customer Meeting - Pages 1 and 58
      • ACP Unpermitted Pipeline Handout June 24, 2020

       

      Cabinet Agency EJ Leads

      See the Environmental Justice and Equity Leads at each of the cabinet agencies

      Boards and Commissions

      • Environmental Management Commission
      • Energy Policy Council
      • N.C. Coastal Resources Commission
      • Marine Fisheries Commission
      • N.C. Mining Commission
      • N.C. Oil and Gas Commission
      • Sedimentation Control Commission
      • Environmental Justice And Equity Board
      • Secretaries' Science Advisory Board
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