National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC) Meetings

All scheduled meetings will be published in the Federal Register. 

Upcoming Meeting

The National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC) convened a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, from 12:40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.  Read the Federal Register Notice. 

 Meeting Materials

• NEYAC Meeting Agenda - October 22, 2024 (pdf) (282.46 KB)
• NEYAC Final Recommendations (pdf) (165.16 KB)

Public Comment Period:  Individuals or groups making remarks during the oral public comment period will be limited to two (2) to three (3) minutes. Please be prepared to briefly share your comments; including your recommendations on what you want the NEYAC to advise EPA to do. Submitting written comments for the record are strongly encouraged.   

The public can submit written comments in 2 different ways:  

1. Entering comments in the Docket EPA-HQ-OA-2024-0043 at http://www.regulations.gov.  

2. Sending comments via email to neyac@epa.gov

Written comments can be submitted up to two weeks after the meeting closes on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.  

Prior Meetings

July 17, 2024 Meeting Materials:  

• Watch the NEYAC meeting held on July 17, 2024 
• Meeting Agenda July 2024 (pdf) (213.82 KB)
• July 2024 NEYAC Meeting Minutes (pdf) (457.45 KB)
• NEYAC Proposed Recommendations to EPA Charge Questions (pdf) (140.96 KB)

February 28-29, 2024 Meeting Material

• Watch Day 1  Wednesday, February 28, 2024
• Watch Day 2  Thursday, February 29, 2024  
• 2.28 – 2.29 NEYAC Meeting Minutes (pdf) (443.45 KB)
• Meeting Agenda February 2024 (pdf) (220.51 KB)
• NEYAC Presentation: EPA Overview (pdf) (4.48 MB)
• NEYAC Charge Memo:  Environmental Justice and Youth (pdf) (210.01 KB)
• NEYAC Charge Presentation: Environmental Justice and Youth (pdf) (410.45 KB)
• NEYAC Charge Memo:  Office of Air and Radiation:  Climate, Clean Air and Environment Justice (pdf) (236.36 KB)
• NEYAC Charge Presentation: Office of Air and Radiation: Climate, Clean Air, and Environmental Justice (pdf) (505.8 KB)
• NEYAC Charge Memo: Addressing Food Waste at Home and Abroad: A Case for Circular and Sustainable Materials (pdf) (204.66 KB)
• NEYAC Charge Presentation: Food Waste Loss and Recycling (pdf) (2.34 MB)
• NEYAC First Meeting Workgroups (pdf) (133.19 KB)

All meeting materials are also available in the public docket EPA-HQ-OA-2024-0043 on the regulations website.

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