EJ Advocates Say DOJ Wrongly Axed Septic System Program As ‘DEI’

Environmental justice (EJ) advocates say the Department of Justice (DOJ) wrongly ended a landmark Biden-era civil rights agreement with Alabama’s public health department after incorrectly determining that the program, which provided septic systems in a low-income rural area, is a “diversity, equity & inclusion” (DEI) initiative that Trump officials oppose. The advocates say they are happy that state officials say they want to continue the program even if DOJ does not but now must scramble to find another source to...