McEachin Seeks To Boost EJ Infrastructure Funds But Eyes Future Congress

Rep. Don McEachin (D-VA), a leader of House efforts to bolster EPA funding and policies to address environmental justice (EJ), is planning to target Senate-approved infrastructure measures when they come to the lower chamber, charging they do not go far enough in addressing his EJ priorities. The just-approved bipartisan infrastructure bill, which cleared the Senate in a 69-30 vote Aug. 10, is a “starting point,” he says. “The [funding] numbers are a little light,” he told Inside EPA in...