The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy (“the Strategy”) on May 5, 2022, pursuant to President Biden’s January 2021 Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at...more
In 2021, there was sustained and fast-paced executive action from the Biden administration focused on emphasizing and addressing the environmental and human health effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, more...more
1/26/2022
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Clean Water Act ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Joe Biden ,
PFAS ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Wastewater
The concept of “environmental justice” (“EJ”) is not new—the federal government has been working to define and address environmental justice and related human health and environmental effects since the Clinton administration....more
1/13/2022
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Civil Rights Act ,
Discrimination ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Joe Biden ,
Low Income Housing ,
Low-Income Issues ,
NEPA ,
OIG ,
Title VI
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently unveiled its new Power Plants and Neighboring Communities mapping tool as part of its commitment to Environmental Justice (“EJ”). The mapping tool displays: the location of...more
On May 20, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risks (the “Executive Order”), which we have summarized here. The Executive Order broadly addresses Federal climate policy, including the...more
6/30/2021
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Climate Action Plan ,
ESPCs ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) ,
Joe Biden ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
USDA
PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) have garnered significant national attention in the last few years. PFAS have made recent headlines in multi-million dollar settlements, Biden campaign promises, proposed EPA rules,...more