Annual Environmental Justice Progress Reports

Learn more about how the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights has been advancing environmental justice principles throughout all EPA programs. 

On this page:

• Environmental Justice Progress Reports
• Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Implementation Plans

Environmental Justice Progress Reports

• FY2020 Environmental Justice Progress Report (pdf) (13.46 MB)
• FY2019 Environmental Justice Progress Report (pdf) (4.68 MB)
  The FY2019 annual EPA progress report on environmental justice.
• FY2018 Environmental Justice Progress Report (pdf) (11.91 MB)
  The FY2018 annual EPA progress report on environmental justice.
• FY2017 Environmental Justice Progress Report - Executive Summary (pdf) (114.7 KB)
  The executive summary of the FY17 EJ Progress Report details how the report demonstrates tangible results in minority, low-income, tribal and indigenous communities.
• FY2017 Environmental Justice Progress Report (pdf) (1.89 MB)
  The report commemorates the 25th anniversary of OEJ and highlights the Agency’s progress towards advancing environmental justice.
• FY2016 Progress Report on Environmental Justice (pdf) (4.22 MB)
  The FY2016 annual EPA progress report on environmental justice.
• FY2015 Progress Report on Environmental Justice (pdf) (1.09 MB)
  The FY2015 annual EPA progress report on environmental justice.

Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Implementation Plans

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, for the first time in EPA’s history, Environmental Justice (EJ) and External Civil Rights (ECR) Implementation Plans were developed by seven headquarters offices and ten regions, each with commitments to implement Goal 2 of EPA’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, EPA’s Equity Plan priorities, and other program and regional priorities annually, starting in FY 2023.

The overarching goal of these annual implementation plans is to outline and assess what is needed to achieve tangible progress for historically overburdened and underserved communities and ensure the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, as well as disability, sex, and age under the civil rights laws, in developing and implementing environmental laws, regulations, and policies.

Each plan contains commitments within several goal areas, including working with communities, EJ and ECR integration at EPA, engagement with external partners, ECR compliance, and other coordinated cross-agency activities. Read the summary below.

FY 2023 Summary of the Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Implementation Plans (pdf) (1.39 MB)