A Community Guide to Using Alternative Dispute Resolution to Secure Environmental Justice

This handbook is a compilation of materials developed for Using Environmental Laws and Alternative Dispute Resolution to Address Environmental Justice, a project funded by the U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Justice under assistance agreement No. TJ-83300001. The views expressed herein should not be attributed to EPA, nor should any official endorsement be inferred.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Preparing for ADR
  • Part 2: Getting a Seat at the Table
  • Part 3: Crafting your Negotiation Strategy
  • Part 4: Working through the Negotiation Process
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix A: Databases Established for Environmental Laws
  • Appendix B: How to Make a Freedom of Information Act Request
  • Appendix C: Sample Freedom of Information Act Request Letter
  • Appendix D: Organizations Active in Environmental Justice
  • Appendix E: Publications and Web Resources on Community-Based Research
  • Appendix F: Web Resources on Grants
  • Appendix G: Sample Letter to Initiate ADR