Top House Democrat Eyes Bill To Codify Equity Protections After Flint Crisis

House Natural Resources Committee ranking member Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) is planning a new environmental justice bill that could attempt to codify legal protections for equity communities, in response to the Flint, MI, drinking water crisis where critics allege state and federal regulators failed to protect low-income and minority residents. Speaking at a Feb. 10 hearing hosted by the House Democratic Caucus' Steering and Policy Committee, Grijalva said he hopes to work with stakeholders who were affected by lead contamination in...