Patrick signs open space and environment order

BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week signed an executive order promoting environmental justice across the state, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to parks, open space and “sound environmental policy.”
In a news release, Patrick highlighted several areas of the executive order, including:
• The establishment of a Governor’s Advisory Council to advise the governor and the Mass. Department of Energy And Environmental Affairs secretary on environmental-justice issues.
• EEA is required to update its 2002 Environmental Justice Policy within 60 days.
• Requiring department secretariats to appoint an environmental-justice coordinator within 30 days. The coordinator shall review secretariat programs to determine which programs implicate environmental-justice issues.
• Requiring department secretariats to post environmental-justice strategies online within 180 days. •

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