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Youth Perspectives on Climate Change Best Practices for Youth Engagement and Addressing Health Impacts of Climate Change Youth Perspectives on Climate Change Best Practices for Youth Engagement and Addressing Health Impacts of Climate Change July 2018 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council A Federal Advisory Committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) acknowledges the efforts of the NEJAC Youth Perspectives on Climate Change Work Group in preparing the initial draft of this report. The NEJAC also acknowledges the stakeholders and community members who participated in the Work Groups’ deliberation by providing public comments. In addition, the Work Group’s efforts were supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff, notably, Ms. Alyssa Edwards and Ms. Jasmine Muriel as Designated Federal Officers. DISCLAIMER This report of recommendations has been written as part of the activities of the NEJAC, a public advisory committee providing independent advice and recommendations on the issue of environmental justice to the Administrator and other officials of the EPA. In addition, the materials, opinion, findings, recommendations, and conclusions expressed herein, and in any study or other source referenced herein, should not be construed as adopted or endorsed by any organization which any Work Group member is affiliated. This report has not been reviewed for approval by EPA, and hence, its contents and recommendations do not necessarily represent the views and the policies of the Agency, nor of other agencies in the Executive Branch of the federal government. 2 NATIONAL ENVIRONMETNAL JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL NEJAC Executive Council • Richard Moore, Los Jardines Institute (NEJAC Chair) • Jill Witkowski Heaps, JD, Vermont Law School (NEJAC Vice-Chair) • Charles Chase, University of Colorado – Boulder • Ellen Drew, Rural Community Assistance Corporation • Lisa Finley-DeVille, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation Tomorrow • Jabari O. Edwards, J5 GBL, LLC • Michael Ellerbrock, PhD, Virginia Tech • Rita Harris, Sierra Club • Erica L. Holloman, PhD, Southeast CARE Coalition • Na’Taki Osborne Jelks, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance • Cheryl Johnson, People for Community Recovery • Rosalyn LaPier, Saokio Heritage • Mildred McClain, PhD, Citizens for Environmental Justice and Harambee House, Inc. • Melissa McGee-Collier, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality • Sylvia Marie Orduño, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization • Dennis Randolph, City of Grandview Missouri • Cynthia Kim Len Rezentes, Mohala I Ka Wai • Deidre Sanders, PhD, Pacific Gas & Electric Company • Fatemeh Shafiei, PhD, Spelman College • Nicky Sheats, PhD, Thomas Edison State College • Paul Shoemaker, Boston Public Health Commission • Karen Sprayberry, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control • Michael Tilchin, Jacobs Engineering • Hermila Trevino-Sauceda, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas • Sandra Whitehead, PhD, National Environmental Health Association • Sacoby Wilson, PhD, University of Maryland • Kelly C. Wright, Shoshone Bannock Tribes • Dewey F. Youngerman III, Continental Maritime of San Diego Youth Perspectives on Climate Change Work Group • Amanda Nesheiwat, Town of Secaucus, New Jersey • Anthony Torres, Sierra Club • Kathy Tran, graduate student • Devin Crowther, student • Amber Vignieri, Elevate Energy • Eriqah Vincent, Partnership for Southern Equity • Kayla DeVault, graduate student • Maya Carrasquillo, graduate student • Yudith Nieto, youth organizer, (Work Group Vice Co-Chair) • Oforiwaa Pee Agyei-Boakye, East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission • Samantha Shattuck, Pegasus Technical Services, (Work Group Co-Chair) 3 • Samantha Parker, international delegate in Paris for the UN Climate Change Conference • Zoe Ackerman, Rachel Carson Council • Nikita Robinson, Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska • Melake Getabecha, Groundwork Denver • Stefan Petrovic, student • Richard Moore, Los Jardines Institute (Work Group Co-Chair) • Fatemeh Shafiei, PhD, Spelman College (Work Group Vice Co-Chair) • Charles Chase, University of Colorado – Boulder • Lisa Finley-DeVille, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation Tomorrow • Cheryl Johnson, People for Community Recovery • Erica L. Holloman, PhD, Southeast CARE Coalition • Rosalyn LaPier, Saokio Heritage • Mildred McClain, PhD, Citizens for Environmental Justice and Harambee House, Inc. Alyssa Edwards, Designated Federal Officer, EPA Office of Environmental Justice Jasmin Muriel, Designated Federal Officer, EPA Office of Environmental Justice 4 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORY COUNCIL Members: Richard Moore, Chair July 12, 2018 Jill Witkowski Heaps, Vice-Chair Charles Chase Andrew Wheeler Ellen Drew Acting Administrator Lisa Finley-DeVille U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Jabari O. Edwards Michael Ellerbrock 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Rita Harris Washington, D.C. 20460 Erica L. Holloman Na’Taki Osborne Jelks Cheryl Johnson Dear Acting Administrator Wheeler: Rosalyn LaPier Mildred McClain The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council is pleased to submit the report Melissa McGee-Collier Youth Perspectives on Climate Change for the Agency’s review. The NEJAC Sylvia Marie Orduño Jeremy F. Orr developed this report in response to the Agency’s charge of August 2015. EPA Dennis Randolph requested that the NEJAC provide recommendations to assist the Agency in Cynthia Kim Len developing best practices for addressing climate change concerns, as highlighted Rezentes Deidre Sanders from a youth perspective. Specifically, the NEJAC was requested to identify: Jerome Shabazz Fatemeh Shafiei 1. How can EPA effectively engage with youth on climate change and adaptation Nicky Sheats Paul Shoemaker planning using new resources and tools designed to help communities become more Karen Sprayberry resilient and better protect themselves from the impacts of climate change? What Michael Tilchin activities and mechanisms (e.g. policy, guidance, or protocol) should EPA consider Hermila Trevino- to authentically engage and work collaboratively with youth, and other interested Sauceda Sandra Whitehead stakeholders, to identify and address climate change impacts on overburdened and Sacoby Wilson vulnerable communities? Kelly C. Wright Dewey F. Youngerman III 2. What best practices, including efforts to address the compounding health vulnerabilities brought on by climate change, can be provided using youth driven projects from across the United States from which results-oriented recommendations can be drawn? In response, the NEJAC’s Youth Work Group developed both recommendations and Principles of Youth Engagement. The NEJAC believes successful youth engagement on climate change can be supported by efforts that: • Mentor and Train Youth Leaders and Engage Youth in Decision-Making • Build Capacity by Allocating Resources for Youth Development • Develop and Implement Principles for Engaging Youth on Climate Justice A Federal Advisory Committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Additional details and explanations of our recommendations and Principles are included in the attached report. The EPA should continue to create opportunities for youth, recognizing that integrating youth perspectives can greatly enhance EPA’s efforts to protect human health and the environment. Thank you for this opportunity to provide recommendations and we look forward to hearing the Agency’s response. Sincerely, Richard Moore Chair Attachment cc: NEJAC Members Henry Darwin, Acting Deputy Administrator Brittany Bolen, Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy Matthew Tejada, Director for the Office of Environmental Justice Karen L. Martin, Designated Federal Officer and NEJAC Program Manager A Federal Advisory Committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 A Brief History ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Work Group Composition and Selection ........................................................................................................ 12 The Youth Group Report ................................................................................................................................. 14 Methods .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Work Group’s Iterative Structure and Process ............................................................................................... 15 Data Collection Tools and Analyses ................................................................................................................ 15 Internal Survey ................................................................................................................................................ 16 In-Depth Interviews to Develop Case Studies ................................................................................................. 16 Analysis ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Findings ..............................................................................................................................................................
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