Office of Environmental Justice and Equity

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The Office of Environmental Justice and Equity is a division within North Carolina’s environmental agency that focuses on ensuring fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all communities in environmental decision-making and the distribution of environmental benefits and burdens.

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Label Occurrences
Office of Environmental Justice and Equity canonical 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental justice office ⓘ
government office ⓘ
aimsTo address disproportionate environmental burdens ⓘ
ensure fair treatment of all communities in environmental matters ⓘ
ensure meaningful involvement of all communities in environmental decision-making ⓘ
promote equitable access to environmental benefits ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn distribution of environmental benefits ⓘ
distribution of environmental burdens ⓘ
environmental decision-making ⓘ
environmental equity ⓘ
environmental justice ⓘ
fair treatment of communities ⓘ
meaningful involvement of communities ⓘ
hasGoal improve community participation in environmental processes ⓘ
integrate environmental justice into agency decision-making ⓘ
promote equitable environmental outcomes ⓘ
reduce environmental disparities among communities ⓘ
jurisdiction State of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
partOf North Carolina environmental agency ⓘ
serves communities in North Carolina ⓘ
overburdened communities ⓘ
underserved communities ⓘ
subjectArea civil rights in environmental context ⓘ
community engagement ⓘ
environmental policy ⓘ
public health ⓘ
worksWith North Carolina communities ⓘ
community organizations ⓘ
other divisions of North Carolina environmental agency ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality → hasPart → Office of Environmental Justice and Equity ⓘ