Massachusetts’ Environmental Justice Strategy

In February 2024, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy of Environmental Affairs (EEA) unveiled the state’s first-ever Environmental Justice (EJ) Strategy. The document provides guidelines to embed environmental justice and equity into the work of EEA and its agencies when planning and implementing programs and policies under its purview. The EJ Strategy addresses themes including meaningful community engagement, analysis of project benefits and burdens, language access plans, staff training, and metrics and tracking. EEA will revisit and update the EJ Strategy every three years. Starting in December 2024, the EJ Office will also release an annual progress report.