FC HEAL Progress Report 2023

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Seeding the Culture and Building the Structures for a Just Transition through Washington’s Landmark Law on Environmental Justice @frontandcenteredwa https://twitter.com/frontandcenterd mailto:info%40frontandcentered.org?subject= https://frontandcentered.org/ https://www.instagram.com/frontandcenteredwa CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 4Introduction 7The Front and Centered Methodology Review of HEAL Required Work To Date Upcoming Work under the HEAL Act Looking Ahead Appendices via Links Governance & Funding Environmental Justice Assessment Priority Communities & Environmental Health Disparities Map Funding & Budgets Community Engagement Plans Environmental Justice Implementations Plans Environmental Justice Reporting facebook.com/frontandcentered @frontandcenteredwa @frontandcenterd www.frontandcentered.org info@frontandcentered.org Front and Centered Bullitt Center 1501 E Madison St #250 Seattle, WA 98122 206-487-4303 ABOUT FRONT AND CENTERED Front and Centered is a diverse and powerful coalition of groups across Washington State composed of and serving communities of color whose missions and members come together to advance equity and environmental and climate justice. Front and Centered envisions a transition away from an economy where we dig, burn, and dump oil, and exploit workers for accumulation by a few, toward an economy where our communities and the earth are healed and thriving, our people have dignified livelihoods, and our government values, respects, and represents us. We know a transition is inevitable, whether by disaster or design, but justice is not. The compounding threats of climate, environmental, economic, and racial injustice—along with the Covid pandemic—impact frontline communities first and worst. We follow the leadership, knowledge, and expertise of communities of color across Washington State and strive to ensure a Just Transition, where frontline communities are at the forefront of building…

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