New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance and the Ironbound Community Corporation submitted comments to the BOEM (the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) regarding their 2024-2028 draft Environmental Justice Strategic Plan. The comments included discussion of important topics related to ocean energy development and community engagement including,

• Recommendations of practices to increase community participation including language justice, compensation, outreach, and hybrid models of engagement
• Support for community organizations facilitating partnership and outreach with community members
• Increase mechanisms for feedback implementation, not just solicitation
• Metrics for monitoring progress towards advancing environmental justice

Read our full comments below: