This handbook is a companion to a more extensive report, entitled, “Opportunities for Advancing Environmental
Justice: An Analysis of U.S. EPA Statutory Authorities” (ELI Statutory Analysis), which highlights the provisions in the
environmental laws that could be used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promote environmental justice. This handbook is written to be a practical guide for community residents who want to know how the environmental
laws can be used to promote environment justice in their communities. It focuses on opportunities, legal rules, and tools that community residents have under environmental laws to protect their health, the health of their families and neighbors, and their environment.
