Environmental Justice

Since 1992, the EPA's focus on Environmental Justice (EJ) has evolved, addressing disparities in minority and low-income communities. Trinity's services, rooted in decades of expertise, offer targeted EJ risk reviews and mitigation, aligning with recent legislative demands for safer, healthier environments.

Trinity has provided support that assures the protection of the environment while enabling commercial and industrial economic growth. Our solutions focus on mitigating environmental exposure and developing process safety and risk management plans to protect the communities our clients operate within and serve.

The following Trinity services focus on the potential impact and protection of sensitive populations in the community, which is a key element of Environmental Justice.

Planning and Due Diligence Services
EJ Risk Reviews
- Legislative impact review
- EJ screening assessments
Federal and Local Existing Agency Program/Policy Impact Review
Benchmark EJ Efforts Against Industry Peer Comparisons
Evaluation of Historic EHS reports
Assessment and Guidance of State-by-state EJ Developments
EJ Risk Mitigation Programs
EJ Training and Education
Permitting Preparation and Submittal Support
Software and Tools to Support Assessments and Risk Mitigation

Trinity's EJ Initial Evaluation

Not only are EPA guidelines targeting areas/facilities to receive additional scrutiny, but numerous state agencies have developed state-specific EJ criteria. Trinity is offering an EJ Initial Evaluation that delivers expert assistance to quickly and efficiently identify your site's classification for EJ-based criteria on state and/or federal levels.

Assessments start at $2,000
Results provided in both tabular and graphical format
EJSCREEN output provided
Underlying source datasets and other screening tool outputs can be provided as needed

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Regulatory Background

Environmental Justice Background

In 1992, EPA created the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) to coordinate efforts and implement initiatives that reduce environmental and health disparities for minority, low-income, and tribal populations and improve the air, water, and land in these communities.

These EJ initiatives have been pursued for decades. However, recent legislative developments, changes in agency procedures, public participation, and investor and external stakeholder actions are requiring regulators and the regulated community to pay significantly increased attention to potential EJ exposure and assure their actions are not causing disparate adverse environmental, health, or safety impacts on vulnerable communities. For example, recently proposed federal legislation could preclude authorization for new major sources and continued operation of existing major sources in overburdened areas.

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Environmental Justice