Environmental Justice: 2023 Year in Review and 2024 Look-Ahead -
As a concept, Environmental Justice, or EJ, has been around for more than 40 years. Beginning as a slogan at protests in Warren County, NC in 1982, EJ...more
12/21/2023
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CEQ ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
NEPA ,
Proposed Rules ,
Toxic Chemicals
President Biden issued an Executive Order on April 21, 2023 titled “Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All” (the “EO”). The EO continues the Administration’s emphasis on environmental justice by...more
5/3/2023
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Department of Environmental Quality ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hazardous Substances ,
NEPA ,
NGOs ,
OSTP ,
Pollution Control ,
Right To Know ,
Transparency
On March 21, 2023, activists in St. James Parish, Louisiana filed an environmental justice lawsuit against their local government, claiming that the Parish’s land use system directed industry into primarily Black communities...more
Today, August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the fiercely negotiated and long anticipated Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”). Among other things, the IRA provides a significant boost, including approximately...more
Emphasis on Environmental Justice and Climate Change -
The EPA's draft Strategic Plan provides the key to understanding the agency's priority goals and initiatives, including Climate Change and Environmental Justice...more
10/21/2021
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Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NEPA ,
RCRA ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Site Remediation ,
Strategic Planning ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Advancing Environmental Justice (“EJ”) is a central pillar of the Biden Administration. Beginning with President Biden’s Executive Order “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” signed during his first week in...more