Michigan Signs Title VI Deal Requiring EJ, Cumulative Impact Analyses

Michigan has signed an agreement with environmentalists under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act requiring that all hazardous waste facility permit applicants perform environmental justice (EJ) analyses, an effort that one advocate says targeted the state, rather than EPA, because of fears a Trump administration would be unsympathetic to such efforts. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE) signed the Aug. 29 agreement to resolve a complaint filed in 2020 by the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition,...