NEPA, enforcement and civil rights
Increasing the Federal Government’s efforts to address current and historic environmental injustice
Consistent with these orders and policies, On April 7, 2021, the EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, directed all EPA offices to clearly integrate environmental justice considerations into their plans and actions. “Too many communities whose residents are predominantly of color, Indigenous, or low-income continue to suffer from disproportionately high pollution levels and the resulting adverse health and environmental impacts,” Regan said. “We must do better. This will be one of my top priorities as Administrator, and I expect it to be one of yours as well.”
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MaryLynn Musgrove, a scientist at the USGS’s Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center and the author of the study, found that more than two percent of water samples from 32 aquifers around the country exceeded the safety limit for strontium. She noted that the public and private wells connected to these aquifers cater to around 2.3 million Americans.
Surveying American groundwater for strontium
Strontium is a soft metal that originates from minerals such as celestine. While low concentrations of naturally occurring strontium are safe and even beneficial for health, high amounts can stunt bone growth in children with low levels of calcium in their bodies. This is because strontium can replace calcium in the bones, which can weaken them and limit development, according to Sarah Yang, a groundwater toxicologist for the
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The Biden administration is asking Congress for more than $110 million to hire and support scientists and staff at the Environmental Protection Agency, which the previous president decimated.
The EPA lost almost 1,000 scientists and other employees under Donald Trump administrators Andrew Wheeler and Scott Pruitt.
The budget was cut yearly or stagnant for decades. In inflation-adjusted dollars, it was more than 50 percent higher under President Ronald Reagan than it is today. The 2022 budget proposal is an excellent first step in rebuilding EPA s funding and strengthening the agency, said Michelle Roos. She is executive director of the Environmental Protection Network of former EPA employees and appointees.