Environmental Justice Council Meetings
The Environmental Justice Council's 2025 meeting schedule is available here. You can find the meeting dates, agendas, materials, and notes below. Every Council meeting will include time for you to share your environmental justice concerns and ideas. You can sign up to provide comments at the meeting by emailing envjustice@ejc.wa.gov. You can also email your comments to envjustice@ejc.wa.gov.
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If you need a language interpreter or other accommodations for a Council meeting, please email us in any language at envjustice@ejc.wa.gov. You can also call us at 360-584-4398 (telephone interpretation available). You can also call or email us if you need meeting materials translated, if you have questions, or if you just want to connect with Council staff.
2025 Meetings
- December 4, 2025 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm - Hold to meet only if needed
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Virtual - Zoom
- October 23, 2025 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
- September 25, 2025
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Save the Date! EJ Council Meeting & Gathering
The Environmental Justice Council is planning to hold their next council meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2025. This all-day gathering will be held at Swinomish Casino & Lodge (12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes, WA 98221). Due to the state budget freeze, our team is working to finalize approvals to confirm we can hold this in-person. More information will be provided in August.
- July 24, 2025 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81747864781
Webinar ID: 817 4786 4781
Or Join by Phone: +1 253 215 8782
Webinar ID: 817 4786 4781
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd6MqgTvTL
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
Public Comment Letter from Ashley Mocorro Powell (Microsoft Columbia Data Center, Quincy)
Presentation Slides for agenda item VI (Updates and Feedback: Council Project Workgroups)
Presentation Slides for Environmental Justice Assessment Workgroup Update (agenda item VI)
Meeting Recording (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
Meeting Notes (will be posted after the meeting)
- May 9, 2025 | 1:00 - 4:00 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Materials:
Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association - Community Event Results
Meeting Recording (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
Meeting Notes (will be posted after the meeting)
- March 20, 2025 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81747864781
Webinar ID: 817 4786 4781
Or Join by Phone: +1 253 215 8782
Webinar ID: 817 4786 4781
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd6MqgTvTL
Meeting Materials:
Meeting Recording (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- January 30, 2025 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
Public Comment Letter from Judith Gorman submitted with this supplemental document.
Staff Presentation on Council Executive Committee Election Process
Meeting Recording (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
2024 Meetings
- November 21, 2024 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
Draft Community Assemblies and Environmental Justice Fund Budget Recommendations
Community Connect: Duwamish Valley Sustainability Association Presentation
Meeting Recording (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- October 24, 2024 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
Tribal State Land Stewardship Budget Recommendation and GOIA Decision Package
Materials for HEAL Agencies' Annual Updates
Public Comment Letter from Front and Centered
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- September 26, 2024 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
Public Comment Letter from Just Futures - Budget Recommendations
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- July 25, 2024 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
Public Comment Letter from Jay Taber
Public Comment Letter from Ani Ashford
Public Comment Letter from Bill Becht
Agenda Item X: Compilation of Agencies’ Responses Questions from the Council’s EJA Committee
Update on Department of Health Environmental Justice Grants
Toppenish Community Meeting Summary - May 2, 2024 Meeting
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- July 2, 2024 Special Meeting: 8:00am - 9:30 am
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Letter from Chairman Gerald Lewis, Yakama Nation Tribal Council
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- May 3, 2024 | 1:00 -5:10 pm (with a community lunch at 12:15 pm)
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In-Person Council meeting with hybrid option
Yakima Convention Center
Room F, Lobby 4
10 N 8th St, Yakima, WA 98901
Room location, agenda, and meeting materials will be updated here as available.
Or join virtually on Zoom
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81747864781
Webinar ID: 817 4786 4781
Or Join by Phone: +1 253 215 8782
Webinar ID: 817 4786 4781
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kd6MqgTvTL
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
- Staff Briefing on What we Heard on Local Issues and EJ Council Action
- Staff Recommendations on Appropriate Resourcing to Perform HEAL and CCA Required Work
- Public Comment Letter from Monica Zazueta
- Community Event Flyer from Monica Zazueta (May 25, July 20, and September 7)
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- Community Meetings - May 2, 2024 | 12:00 - 8:00 pm
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Heritage University
Arts and Sciences Center
Smith Family Hall
3240 Fort Rd, Toppenish, WA 98948
Meeting Materials:
- March 28, 2024 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Materials:
- Agenda Item V: Community Connection
- Agenda Item VIII: Governor's Task Team Recommendations on Identifying Vulnerable Populations in Overburdened Communities
- Document from Front and Centered: Front and Centered Recommendations on Defining Direct and Meaningful Benefits in Washington State Policy and Programs
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- Cancelled - February 15, 2024 | 4:30 - 6:30 pm - Hold to meet only if needed for legislative purposes
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- January 25, 2024 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
2023 Meetings
- December 14, 2023 | 3:30 - 5:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation or the ASL interpreters click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- November 16, 2023 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- October 26, 2023 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
- Memo on the Precautionary Principle
- Written Public Comment: Linking Carbon Markets Won’t Benefit Our Frontline Communities - Front and Centered
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- September 28, 2023 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials:
- Front and Centered: Recommendations on Identifying Frontline Communities in Washington State Policies and Procedures
- Front and Centered: Legislature Falls Short on Community Climate Commitments in 2023-2025 Budget
- Donna Albert Public Comment Letter
- Nienna Leopardo Comment Letter
- Matt Wallis Comment Letter
- Memo about CCA Committee's Draft Statement on Linkage
- CCA Committee's Draft Statement on Linkage for Council Discussion
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- August 25, 2023 | 2:45pm - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Location:
Hybrid Meeting with In-Person and Zoom Options:
In-Person:
Tulalip Resort & Casino
10200 Quil Ceda Blvd
Tulalip, WA 98271
Room: Chinook 1 & 2Meeting Materials:
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- July 27, 2023 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Meeting Materials
- Draft - Proposed Interim Policy for Non-Tribal EJC Member Support Person for Committee Work
- Public Comment Letter from Friends of Toppenish Creek
- Updated Memo on Linkages
- Department of Ecology Slides - Agenda Item VIII (Ecology Decision Whether to Link Washington’s Cap and Invest Program to California and Quebec’s Programs)
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- June 22, 2023 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
Written Public Comments Received after Meeting Materials were Posted:
- Comment Letter from 350 Seattle
- John Worthington submitted a link to this article for the record: Buttigieg says US 'green corridors' initiative is key to cutting shipping industry emissions | AP News
Recording of Meeting (to access the Spanish interpretation click the globe icon at the bottom right of the recording window)
- May 24, 2023 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm
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Meeting Materials:
Version 3 of 2023 EJ Council Workplan/Agenda Planning
- March 22, 2023 | 4:00 - 7:15 pm | Special Meeting
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Meeting Materials:
- February 28, 2023 | 3:00 - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
- January 26, 2023 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm | Special Meeting
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Meeting Materials:
Recording of Meeting:
Meeting Recording: Part I
Meeting Recording: Part II
2022 Meetings
- December 13, 2022 | 2:00 - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
- November 18, 2022 | 2:45 - 4:00 pm | Special Meeting (Part 2) on Funding Priorities for Cap & Invest Revenues in the Governor's Budget
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Meeting Materials:
- November 15, 2022 | 11:00 am - 1:30 pm | Special Meeting (Part 1) on Funding Priorities for Cap & Invest Revenues in the Governor's Budget
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Meeting Materials:
- October 27, 2022 | 3:00 - 7:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
Supplemental Materials:
- Department of Transportation Memo: Overview of Climate Commitment Act funding in the Move Ahead Washington transportation revenue package
- One-pager from Department of Transportation: Climate Commitment Act Funding Allocated Through Move Ahead Washington
- Letter from Council Member Running-Grass
- Proposed Council nomination and election process
- Article II Of the Council Bylaws as adopted by the Council on 10/27/22
- September 22, 2022 | 2:00 - 5:00 pm | Special Meeting to attend to business intended for the 8/27/22 meeting
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Meeting Materials:
Recording of Meeting: Passcode: 2y#=z=DJ
- August 27, 2022 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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(This meeting was cancelled)
Meeting Materials:
Letter from State Department of Ecology Director Laura Watson
- July 28, 2022 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Special Meeting on the Climate Commitment Act
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Meeting Materials:
Public comments submitted to the Environmental Justice Council:
- NW Energy Coalition Comments to Ecology
- Environmental Defense Fund Comments to Ecology
- The Energy Project Comments to Ecology
- The Nature Conservancy Comments to Ecology
- Washington Environmental Council Comments to Ecology
- Washington Environmental Council and The Nature Conservancy Comments to Ecology
- Letter to the EJ Council from Friends of Toppenish Creek
- Email to EJ Council from Saige Silverman
- Email to EJ Council from Arlene Roth
- Email to EJ Council from John Worthington
- June 22, 2022 | 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Meeting Materials:
- May 25, 2022 | 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
Supplemental materials from the Department of Ecology:
Environmental Justice Council-Ecology Rulemaking Collaboration
WAC 173-446 Proposed Rule Topic Overview
- May 16, 2022 | 8:00 am - 10:30 am | Special Meeting on the Climate Commitment Act
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Meeting Materials:
Department of Ecology Presentation
EJ Council Staff Presentation - Roles of the Council in the Climate Commitment Act
Briefing Document - Roles of the Council in the Climate Commitment Act
- May 13, 2022 | 3:30 - 6:00 pm | Special Meeting on the Climate Commitment Act
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Meeting Materials:
Department of Ecology Presentation
EJ Council Staff Presentation - Roles of the Council in the Climate Commitment Act
Briefing Document - Roles of the Council in the Climate Commitment Act
- April 4, 2022 | 2:00 - 6:30 pm
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Meeting Materials:
Washington State Environmental Health Disparities Map Presentation
