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WASHINGTON – Millions of Americans are unwittingly drinking water that includes an invisible toxic cocktail made up of contaminants linked to cancer, brain damage and other serious health harms, the
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A peer-reviewed Environmental Working Group study shows how water quality data, community water system maps and demographic data
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Although not new, environmental justice (EJ) issues have played a prominent role in the EPA’s agenda under new Administrator Michael Regan. In a recent message to EPA employees, Administrator Regan instructed all EPA offices to integrate environmental justice considerations into their plans and activities. The EPA further demonstrated its commitment to EJ by issuing a memorandum directing enforcement staffers to strengthen enforcement efforts in EJ communities. The April 30, 2021, memo lays out three enforcement program goal...
Highlights The Biden Administration in its first 90 days has clearly and dramatically articulated a commitment to the issue of environmental justice. The actions of the White House and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are significant in their own right, and point to programmatic, regulatory and budget initiatives likely to emerge over the coming months and years. This Holland & Knight alert is the first of several status updates on environmental justice (EJ) in the Biden Administration. It identifies early actions of the administration that are not only significant in their own ...
comments This post originally appeared on Grist. Grist is a nonprofit news agency working toward a planet that doesn't burn and a future that doesn't suck. Sign up to receive Grist's top stories in your inbox. Environmental justice isn't just a buzzword or hashtag for Dr. Beverly Wright — it's what helps her get out of bed every morning. For the last 35 years, fighting for her Louisiana community's access to a healthy and safe environment has been her mission, and it's put her in rooms with the last three Democratic presidents. Wright's federal advocacy began in the early 1990s, when she wo...