The Justice40 Initiative is a government effort to deliver at least 40 percent of the overall benefits from certain Federal investments to disadvantaged communities. Since its inception, the Office of Environmental Management (EM) has incorporated environmental justice efforts into the environmental cleanup mission.
The U.S. Department of Energy is committed to the cleanup of sites that were once part of the Nation's nuclear weapons complex. Several of these sites are located close or adjacent to sovereign Tribal nations and impact Indian lands and/or resources.
EM SSAB exists to provide the EM Senior Management with information, advice and recommendations on EM site-specific issues.
The Office of Environmental Management supports, by means of grants and cooperative agreements, a number of institutionalized activities and relationships with various national intergovernmental organizations.
The Office of Environmental Management (EM) collaborates with international organizations and foreign governments to share information, best practices and lessons learned in the cleanup of the environmental legacy of the nation's nuclear weapons program and government-sponsored nuclear energy research.
The mission of the Environmental Management Advisory Board is to provide independent and external advice, information and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM) on corporate issues relating to accelerated site cleanup advice and risk reduction.