The Environmental Justice Council's 2023 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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2023 Meetings
- December 14, 2023 | 3:30 - 5:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
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Meeting Materials:
Recording of Meeting - Available After the Meeting
Meeting Notes - Available After the Meeting
- November 16, 2023 | 3:30 - 6:30 pm
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Virtual - Zoom
Meeting Materials:
Meeting Notes - Available After the Meeting
- 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
Meeting Notes - Available After the Meeting
- 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
- 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:
- 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)
- 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
- May 24, 2023 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm
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Meeting Materials:
- 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:
January 26, 2023 Meeting Notes
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
- 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
