DOJ Terminates Biden-Era Civil Rights Settlement On Sewage Discharges

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is terminating a settlement it reached with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) addressing raw sewage discharge in a poor, majority Black area of the state, calling it an “illegal” agreement focused on diversity equity & inclusion (DEI) and environmental justice (EJ). DOJ on April 11 announced that the termination of the voluntary informal resolution agreement is “effective immediately.” The May 2023 agreement was the Biden DOJ’s first EJ- and civil rights-focused settlement, and...