Contact Us About Civil Rights

The Office of Civil Rights and Adjudication for the U.S. EPA enforces federal civil rights laws that require equal employment opportunity for EPA employees and applicants seeking employment at EPA as well as laws that prohibit discrimination by recipients of federal financial assistance. If you would like to file an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint, please contact the Office of Civil Rights and Adjudication at (202) 564-7272. Comments may also be sent via mail. Please note that complaints submitted for investigation must be signed and in writing. The mailing address for correspondence is: 

US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Civil Rights (1201A)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 564-7272 (voice)
 

To file a discrimination complaint against a recipient of EPA funds, the External Civil Rights Division may also be reached at (202) 564-3316.

To report what appears to you as a possible violation of environmental laws and regulations, please use the Report Environmental Violations resource.