Biden EPA Touts First-Year OECA Accomplishments Including EJ Focus

On the one-year anniversary of Joe Biden’s presidency, EPA’s Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance (OECA) is touting its first-year accomplishments including a major shift in focus to environmental justice (EJ) communities, an administration-wide priority. For example, OECA says it took swift action to protect residents facing acute threats to human health by issuing emergency orders addressing dangerous pollution releases from a refinery in St. Croix, VI; sewer overflows at risk of contaminating drinking water in Cahokia Heights, IL; and...