Democrats Seek To Elevate EJ In EPA Budget But Bill Faces GOP Fight

Democratic leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee have unveiled a fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill for EPA that elevates the role of environmental justice (EJ) at the agency, including creating new EJ-specific accounts and applauding the agency’s plan to combine EJ and civil rights compliance activities into one office. But the Interior appropriations bill which funds EPA, along with 11 other spending bills released July 28 by committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), is facing an uncertain fate amid opposition from...