Ever wonder where's the justice in how environmental protections are applied?  Here's your chance to ask.  Obama administration officials and environmental leaders plan to convene the first-ever White House forum on environmental justice Wednesday, and the public is invited to tune in and participate online.

"Green" jobs, "clean" energy and adaptation to climate change will be among the topics covered at the day-long session, which will generally focus on ensuring a clean, healthy environment for all, including poor communities.  Top administration officials slated to speak include Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Attorney General Eric Holder.

The proceedings will be streamed online live at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live  And there'll be a live question-and-answer session at 12:50 p.m. EST. Members of the public can pose queries via the White House Facebook page, http://apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive

For more on environmental justice, in Maryland and elsewhere, go here.

(EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announcing her agency's finding that climate-altering greenhouse gases are a threat to human health, December 2009.  AFP photo)