Environmentalists Step Up ‘Rights’ Claims To Bolster EJ Elevation Effort

August 31, 2021
Environmental and community groups are stepping up their claims that state and local regulators are failing to abide by the Civil Rights Act (CRA) in their permitting decisions, filing petitions with EPA and other agencies at a more rapid pace than in the past in response to efforts by President Joe Biden to prioritize environmental and racial justice concerns. Over the past few days, for example, groups in Texas and New York have filed separate petitions under Title VI of...


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