EPA EYEING PLAN TO BROADEN DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

EPA headquarters and regional officials are eyeing a plan to broaden the definition of environmental justice to capture more populations that could be harmed by certain practices and to include additional actions which could be considered discriminatory, sources familiar with the effort say. One source says the proposal was spurred by the concerns of regional environmental equity officials, who argue that the agency's current definition is too limited and does not address critical areas where state actions may prove discriminatory...