EPA Memo Adopting EJ Enforcement Priority Falls Short, Professor Says

EPA’s new enforcement priorities for fiscal years 2024-2027 may have added environmental justice (EJ) as a first-time overarching focus area but the agency’s memo implementing the policy missed opportunities to address deeper structural issues that drive EJ concerns, says a Northwestern University law professor who represents local communities. Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance’s (OECA) decision to include EJ in its National Enforcement & Compliance Initiatives (NECI) for 2024-2027 was “crucial,” says Robert Weinstock, a clinical associate professor of law...