Looming Deadlines Pose Early Test For Biden Environmental Justice Push

Attorneys say a series of looming policy and other deadlines will pose an early test for how EPA and other agencies will implement President Joe Biden’s push to elevate environmental justice (EJ) in their actions, noting that the Senate confirmation of top environmental officials should help to accelerate the administration’s equity efforts. Upcoming dates include the first meeting of a new White House EJ panel slated for March 30; EPA and other agencies face an April 20 deadline to update...