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EPA Needs to Listen to the Public. Will New Public Participation Guidance Help?

Last updated: October 8, 2024 2:09 am
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released updated final guidelines for how the agency plans to engage the public in health and environmental protection. This new policy is crucial for ensuring that decisions are made with input from those directly affected by environmental issues. Without meaningful public participation, decisions may be skewed in favor of powerful industries rather than the communities impacted by pollution.

The updated guidance builds upon EPA’s 2003 Public Involvement Policy, aiming to establish clearer processes for engaging the public in regulatory and non-regulatory decisions. The agency’s Public Participation Spectrum outlines different levels of engagement, from simply informing the public to empowering them to make decisions and implement projects. This framework helps EPA offices determine the appropriate level of engagement needed for each decision-making process.

In practice, the guidance provides a roadmap for EPA staff to involve the public in various activities, such as soliciting feedback on draft regulations. For example, if EPA issues a request for public comment on a rule related to toxic air pollutants, the Office of Air and Radiation could use the guidance to design a process that includes public notices in multiple languages, social media campaigns, in-person and online meetings, and follow-up discussions on how public input influenced the final decision.

The final guidance includes improvements such as increased accessibility considerations, specific examples of public participation activities, and self-assessment questions for evaluating the success of engagement efforts. However, a critical missing element is enforceability. Without requirements to ensure meaningful engagement and hold the agency accountable, there is no guarantee that the policy will lead to substantive changes in public participation practices.

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Public input is essential for creating effective solutions to environmental challenges, and this updated guidance is a step towards making the public engagement process more transparent and inclusive. By providing a framework for meaningful participation, EPA aims to shift the responsibility to agency decision-makers to engage with the public and consider their input in decision-making processes. Moving forward, it will be important to monitor how this guidance is implemented and whether it truly leads to increased public influence on EPA decisions.

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