Environmental Justice Included in 2009 Spending Bill

via Environmental Justice Blog and The Associated Press
Title II, Environmental Protection Agency, page 491 of the $410 billion Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 (H.R. 1105) states:
“None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of, or to delay the implementation of, Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (59 [...]

2009 Environmental Justice Achievement Awards

Via the EPA
The 2009 Environmental Justice Achievement Awards will recognize mutli-stakeholder partnerships for their success in addressing environmental justice issues or by adopting the goals of environmental justice to positively impact their community.
The goals of the Environmental Justice Awards Program include, but are not limited to, the following:

promoting positive behavior on environmental justice issues by [...]