Read the laws carefully as well as the follow up status (below) Please write in complete sentences and expand boxes as needed You may need to do some additional research beyond the readings to answer all questions Local Law 64 requires the establishment of an Advisory Board composed of environmental justice advocates, academics, and public health experts to work with the City on developing a comprehensive citywide environmental justice plan In addition, City agencies must work with the Advisory Board to develop plans to address environmental injustices in communities of color and low income communities in consultation with the impacted communities https legistar council nyc gov LegislationDetail aspx ID 2460360 GUID 0C9F8C9D 5F14 4C1E B4AD 37BB96F82BA3 Options Search Assessing Environmental Equity Laws for Extreme Heat in NYC 1a What are the stated objectives of the Extreme heat policy (NYC Law 60 64) 1b What are the implicit objectives of the policy (identify 3) 1c What strategies are employed to achieve those objectives (identify at least 3) 2a What is the context of racial inequity that informs the issue being addressed 2b What is the historical and contemporary racial context of the issue this policy addresses 2c What are the nuances related to the jurisdiction (national, state , or local) where the policy will be implemented 2d How might the policy (NYC Law 60 64) impact different forms of inequity, including employment, hospitalizations and mortality 3a What types of racial disparities could potentially result from the policy's (NYC Law 60 64) design and implementation 3b How could the policy (NYC Law 60 64) reduce, perpetuate, or exacerbate racial inequity 3c How could disparities in implementation and impact differ between and within impacted communities 4a Who are the specific communities that will be impacted by the policy (NYC Law 60 64) 4b Is the policy (NYC Law 60 64) based on needs and goals expressed by impacted communities 4c Have drafters of the policy (NYC Law 60 64) identified and engaged impacted communities at every step of the process 5a What, if any, data could be used to measure whether racial inequities could be reduced, perpetuated, or exacerbated by the policy (NYC Law 60 64) 5b Does the policy (NYC Law 60 64) rely on a variety of data sources and types to understand relevant equity issues 5c What are the gaps in the data 5d How could the data be improved

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Read the laws carefully as well as the follow up status (below). Please write in complete sentences and expand boxes as needed. You may need

Read the laws carefully as well as the follow up status (below). Please write in complete sentences and expand boxes as needed. You may need to do some additional research beyond the readings to answer all questions.

Local Law 64 requires the establishment of an Advisory Board composed of environmental justice advocates, academics, and public health experts to work with the City on developing a comprehensive citywide environmental justice plan. In addition, City agencies must work with the Advisory Board to develop plans to address environmental injustices in communities of color and low-income communities in consultation with the impacted communities.

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Assessing Environmental Equity Laws for Extreme Heat in NYC

1a. What are the stated objectives of the Extreme heat policy (NYC Law 60 & 64)?	1b.What are the implicit objectives of the policy? (identify 3)	1c.What strategies are employed to achieve those objectives? (identify at least 3)

2a. What is the context of racial inequity that informs the issue being addressed?	2b. What is the historical and contemporary racial context of the issue this policy addresses?	2c. What are the nuances related to the jurisdiction (national, state, or local) where the policy will be implemented?	2d.- How might the policy (NYC Law 60 & 64) impact different forms of inequity, including employment, hospitalizations and mortality?

3a. What types of racial disparities could potentially result from the policy's (NYC Law 60 & 64) design and implementation?	3b. How could the policy (NYC Law 60 & 64) reduce, perpetuate, or exacerbate racial inequity?	3c. How could disparities in implementation and impact differ between and within impacted communities?

4a. Who are the specific communities that will be impacted by the policy (NYC Law 60 & 64)?	4b. Is the policy (NYC Law 60 & 64) based on needs and goals expressed by impacted communities?	4c. Have drafters of the policy (NYC Law 60 & 64) identified and engaged impacted communities at every step of the process?

5a. What, if any, data could be used to measure whether racial inequities could be reduced, perpetuated, or exacerbated by the policy (NYC Law 60 & 64)?	5b. Does the policy (NYC Law 60 & 64) rely on a variety of data sources and types to understand relevant equity issues?	5c. What are the gaps in the data?	5d. How could the data be improved?

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