Environmental Justice in Montana
Summary of the First MT Partners Environmental Justice Workshop - April 10, 200
There is power in numbers,
together we can accomplish more!"
Environmental Justice Workshop Goals:
- Define environmental justice and environmental injustice
- Identify environmental justice issues in Montana
- Develop a network of interested EJ partners statewide
Examples of locations with EJ Issues in Montana
- Libby, MT - Asbestos Exposure
- Zortman Landusky Mine tailings contamination (Ft. Belknap)
- Transportation of fly ash from a power plant on the Crow Reservation
- Opportunity, MT - Superfund Site for mining tailings storage
- Glacier Homes (Blackfeet Reservation)
- Butte, MT - contaminated attic dust in older homes from mining activities
Partners
- Rocky Mountain College's American Indian Affairs
- The University of Montana's Environmental Studies and Communication Departments
- EPA Region 8, EJ Office
- Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council
- Montana Migrant & Seasonal Farmworker Council
- Montana Department of Agriculture
- Montana Department of Environmental Quality
- Montana Department of Health & Human Services
- Students
- Advocacy Groups
- Citizens
Environmental Justice for All (pdf)
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Groups to Launch National Tour to Highlight Devastating Impact of Toxic Contamination on the Poor and People of Color
Documents and Resources
- Environmental Justice: Measurable Benchmarks Needed to Gauge EPA Progress in Correcting Past Problems -USGAO (pdf)
- Dimensions of Environmental Justice in Indian Country (pdf)
- Environmental Genocide: Native Americans and Toxic Waste (pdf)
- Tribal Soverignty and Environmental Justice (pdf)
- Can Tribes Manage Their Own Resources? (pdf)
- Guide on Consultation and Collaboration with Indian Tribal Governments... (pdf)
- NIEHS 2006-2011 Strategic Plan (pdf)
- Environment Justice Training Materials (pdf)
- Native Americans and the Envionment: Plains
- American Indian Environmental Office, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Tribal Environmental Law Website – National Tribal Justice Resource Center
Contacts
Montana Environmental Justice Workgroup (pdf)
