Eco-Justice Principles for Rebuilding the Gulf Region 1. In clean up and rebuilding, protect public health and God's creation. 2. Restore environmental protections and address patterns of environmental racism. 3. Encourage new environmentally sustainable models of economic growth and community in the Gulf Region. 4. Expediency in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita cannot be an excuse to weaken or waive environmental protections in the Gulf Coast Region. 5. Environmental cleanups must be conducted fairly and equitably in every affected community. 6. Government agencies need to comply with the Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice. 7. Jurisdictions in the Gulf Coast Region must focus on creating sustainable and environmentally friendly low and moderate income housing. Adapted from the National Black Environmental Justice Network Resultion on Environmental and Economic Justice in the Gulf Coast Region