WSDA says it has completed 11 environmental justice assessments but faces staffing limits for HEAL Act work
Nicole Johnson, WSDA's director of equity and environmental justice, told the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee that WSDA has completed 11 environmental justice assessments, is conducting EJAs for four rules in development, and currently staffs HEAL implementation with roughly 1.5 full‑time equivalents, a constraint the agency says limits outreach time and data quality.
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Nicole Johnson, director of equity and environmental justice at the Washington State Department of Agriculture, told the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 20 that WSDA has integrated environmental justice tools into regulatory programs and has completed 11 environmental justice assessments to date.
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