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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011, 8, 2366-2385; doi:10.3390/ijerph8062366 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article A Framework for Integrating Environmental Justice in Regulatory Analysis Onyemaechi C. Nweke Office of Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MC 2201A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, USA; E-Mail: nweke.onyemaechi@; Tel.: +1-202-566-2314; Fax: +1-202-501-0936 Received: 2 June 2011 / Accepted: 16 June 2011 / Published: 22 June 2011 Abstract: With increased interest in integrating environmental justice into the process for developing environmental regulations in the United States, analysts and decision makers are confronted with the question of what methods and data can be used to assess disproportionate environmental health impacts. However, as a first step to identifying data and methods, it is important that analysts understand what information on equity impacts is needed for decision making. Such knowledge originates from clearly stated equity objectives and the reflection of those objectives throughout the analytical activities that characterize Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA), a process that is