Require certain facilities seeking air emissions permits in or near communities with EJ populations to conduct a cumulative impact analysis, and solicit meaningful involvement with EJ populations in the permitting process.
Restricts as-of-right zoning in designated environmental justice areas.
Requiring the state environmental protection agency to identify and publish a list of areas disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards and limited participation in decision-making processes.
Establishes a powerful platform for advocating equity and justice in historically marginalized communities.
Addresses the issue of grandfathered approval for existing polluting facilities, which can evade stringent regulatory standards and technological improvements, and are often located in low-income communities and communities of color.
Imposes new permitting requirements on the construction or expansion of facilities that attract significant traffic in designated environmental justice areas.
Addresses themes including meaningful community engagement, analysis of project benefits and burdens, language access plans, staff training, and metrics and tracking.
Makes changes to the enabling act for Michigan's Public service Commission (PSC) to enhance its oversight over environmental and equity related matters.
An annually updated snapshot of undue environmental burden on vulnerable communities.
Designed to infuse equity into policy-making and empower residents of overburdened communities in their efforts to prevent exposure to additional hazards and improve overall quality of life.