Heartland Environmental Justice Center
The Heartland Environmental Justice Center will build the capacity of individuals, organizations, and institutions who serve underserved and disadvantaged communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, and adjoining indigenous nations, to make meaningful advances towards environmental and energy equity.
Learn More
Find out more about the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program
Read the US EPA Headquarters News Release
Lea el comunicado de prensa de la sede de la EPA de EE. UU.
Read the EPA Region 7 News Release
Read the WSU News Release
Read the EPA Region 7 Celebration Announcement
Lea el anuncio de celebración de la Región 7 de la EPA
Services
Training
General trainings across the Region will include topics that are in high demand and have broad appeal, such as grant training, community needs assessments, civic engagement, and leadership development. Targeted training topics for communities will be developed with community partners.
Technical Assistance
Technical assistance will utilize experts across the region to support grant development and management, community needs assessments, engineering and technical services, education and outreach, environmental justice topics, and more.
Environmental Justice
The aim of all projects through this Center is to reduce barriers to prevent equitable access to local, state, and federal assistance and resources to improve environmental and energy justice or communities.
Community Outreach
Through broad and targeted outreach, the Center will work with communities to ensure that community members can access information in the manner most appropriate to their needs. Language, access to technology, and preferred communication methods will be integrated in community outreach and education projects.