Regan: Chicago’s permit denial is ‘what environmental justice looks like’

EPA Administrator Michael Regan is welcoming Chicago officials’ decision to deny a controversial permit that would have allowed a local scrap metal recycler to relocate from a wealthy area to the mostly poor, minority Southeast side, after his personal opposition, saying it highlights the multi-level approach needed to address environmental justice (EJ). “This is what environmental justice looks like: All levels of government working together to protect vulnerable communities from pollution in their backyards,” Regan said in a Feb. 18...