Environmental injustice

Write Memo: Write a one-page, single-spaced memo to any one of the entities listed below based on what issue you’ve selected. Keep in mind that for a memo to be most impactful and for appropriate actions to be taken, they need to be directed at the right entity.

3 a) Write to one of the below entities:

California Governor Gavin Newsom
Secretary for California Environmental Protection (CalEPA), Jared Blumenfeld
Administrator/Head of the USEPA, Andrew Wheeler
Director of the Fresno Department of the Environment, Debbie Raphael
Fresno University President Lyn.
A journalist from the local paper
3 b) Format your letter / memo:

Address the memo to the person you chose.
Include a subject line (like in an email) on the purpose of the memo.
Body of the memo (see 3c)
Sign off/ conclude the memo by including your name and affiliation (ex. ENVS student, Fresno) at the end of the memo
3 c) Include and address the following in the memo:

A definition of environmental justice.
One or two examples of environmental injustice in the community influenced by your audience. In other words, if your focus is someone at the City of Fresno (i.e., Debbie Raphael), then the issue should be within the greater Fresno community; if you are choosing someone from the federal government, it can be an issue occurring anywhere within the United States.