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CEQ drops race from EJ screening tool

The Biden administration’s delayed climate and economic justice screening tool that the White House is under pressure to release will not include race as a factor, rejecting the advice of a key advisory committee that the tool prioritize majority minority communities for infrastructure funding and other goals. Brenda Mallory, chair of the White House Council on environmental Quality (CEQ) which is designing the tool, told the New York Times in an interview published Feb. 15 that officials are concerned...

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EPA, DHS Developing Report On Risks Of Water Utility Terrorist Attacks

EPA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are developing an unclassified report aimed at helping drinking water and wastewater utilities understand and mitigate the risks posed by a chemical, biological or nuclear attack on their systems, while also helping focus agency research money. The report may be finalized by the end of the year, EPA water chief Benjamin Grumbles said Sept. 11 at the American Water Works Association Water Security Congress in Washington, DC. "The risk is significant," Grumbles...

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