Weekly Focus

EPA’s ‘Groundbreaking’ Relocation Call Sparks Debate On EJ Remedies

November 3, 2022
EPA’s call for Louisiana regulators to consider relocating a school located near an emitting facility is sparking a debate over appropriate remedies to address environmental justice (EJ) concerns as industry lawyers say it shows officials recognize the difficulty of relocating costly plants, as EPA has also recently sought, while environmentalists say EPA should instead find the state in violation of civil rights law and require the plant’s permits be denied. Simone Jones, a founding attorney of Sidley Austin’s environmental justice...


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