Published on 2023-08-29 by mgustafs
The University of Minnesota is home to a new federal office that will help distribute funding to frontline communities working on environmental justice projects across the Midwest.
The university’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs is launching the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Technical Assistance Center, one of 16 hubs across the nation tasked with supercharging projects that help low-income and racially diverse communities address pollution.
Minnesota political leaders, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and university staff held a roundtable discussion Wednesday highlighting the initiative. The EPA is awarding the university $10 million to develop and run the center, which will be housed in existing university facilities.