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* 1. Background Info

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* 2. Would you like to be a part of USEE's (Utah Society for Environmental Education) emailing list?

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* 3. Are you a member of EECapacity?

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EECAP is Expanding Capacity in Environmental Education. This is an EPA funded project focused on diversifying and strengthening the environmental education field. It emphasizes support for those educators working in urban landscapes and under-served communities to help link environmental stewardship and social equity efforts.

These efforts are localized by state. The Utah EECAP State Consortium is partnering two non-profits - Utah Society for Environmental Education and Comunidades Unidas - to help connect environmental education and environmental justice to work towards more inclusive, further reaching programs. If you are interested in being a part of this group, please email leslie@usee.org.

<br>EECAP is Expanding Capacity in Environmental Education. This is an EPA funded project focused on diversifying and strengthening the environmental education field. It emphasizes support for those educators working in urban landscapes and under-served communities to help link environmental stewardship and social equity efforts.<br><br>These efforts are localized by state. The Utah EECAP State Consortium is partnering two non-profits - Utah Society for Environmental Education and Comunidades Unidas - to help connect environmental education and environmental justice to work towards more inclusive, further reaching programs. If you are interested in being a part of this group, please email leslie@usee.org.

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* 4. Briefly explain why you would like to participate in this simulation.

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* 5. After this simulation, I'd like to have a:
(please rate the following objectives in order of importance to you)

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* 6. Please read each statement carefully and respond based on the available choices. It
is important to remember this is an assessment of YOUR concept of environmental
justice issues; there are no correct or incorrect responses.

  Strongly agree Somewhat agree Disagree Strongly disagree I donʼt know I don't understand this statement
Environmental benefits & burdens are distributed evenly between all members of society.
Health problems are not usually correlated to where a person lives.
Distribution of environmental ills is not random.
The community provides effective and efficient services to help families with low income live.
There are relatively few barriers to making a good living in the United States if you work hard.
People with low income do not have to work as hard because of all of the services available to them.
People with low income get a lot of breaks (i.e. subsidized rent, utilities, & other expenses) working Americans pay for.
People get enough money to survive from welfare, Food Stamps, and other social programs.
People are responsible for their low income status - individuals generally earn or deserve their socio-economic status.
Applied differently, low-income individuals could fairly easily improve their situation.
There are additional emotional costs associated with being poor in America.
The social service system in the U.S. only positively impacts those itʼs designed to serve.
Financial pressures faced by people with low incomes are no different than those faced by other Americans.
Environmental justice issues have more to do with race than socioeconomic status.
Most Salt Lake City residents have equal access to healthy and nutritious food.

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* 7. Briefly describe your expectations of this simulation.

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