Climate Change Communities

Talking Points on How Infrastructure Supports Safe and Healthy Communities

• Talking Points, March 2022 (clicking link will open PDF)

Contractor Engagement in the Community

• Opportunities to Engage in the Community, March 2022 (clicking link will open PDF)

Resources for Safe and Healthy Communities

Communities – Resilience, and Sustainability
*See also general sustainability resources under the technology section of AGC’s Climate Change Toolkit

• Community Resilience Planning Guide | NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce)
• Strengthen Preparedness and Resilience | Homeland Security (dhs.gov)
• Individuals and Communities | Disaster Preparedness | FEMA.gov
• Regional Resiliency Assessment Program | CISA
• FedCenter - Climate Adaptation
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters - Building Resilience
• Sustainable and Healthy Communities | U. S. Environmental Protection Agency / EPA
• Community-Based Federal Environmental Justice Resource Guide | EPA (2011)
• Opportunity Zones | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)
• AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence – Environmental Justice
• Living Community Challenge | Living-Future.org
• LEED for Cities and Communities | U.S. Green Building Council (usgbc.org)
• LEED certification for neighborhood development | U.S. Green Building Council (usgbc.org)
• EcoDistricts | Neighborhoods for All
• State/City Programs - Examples:
  • Green Communities Program | ARC (atlantaregional.org)
  • Sustainable Jersey
  • Sustainable Pennsylvania Community Certification
  • New York State Climate Action Council Draft Scoping Plan (clicking link will open PDF)

Federal Government Initiatives on Environmental Justice

• Executive Order 12898 - Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (1994)
• Executive Order 14008 – Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (2021)
• White House Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (WHEJAC)
• National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC)
• The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) guidance (1997) to help agencies factor Environmental Justice concerns into their actions under NEPA. 
• Federal Agency Environmental Justice Resources and Plans
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • General Services Administration (GSA)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Department of Transportation (DOT)
  • Department of Interior (DOI)
• EPA EJScreen Tool (2015)
• CEQ “Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool” (beta version)
• Justice40 Initiative 2021 - The Path to Achieving Justice40 | The White House
  • Justice40 Initiative | DOT