Louisiana remains at the forefront of environmental justice activity. In just four days from January 19 to January 23, 2024, two courts in Louisiana offered interpretations to environmental justice efforts in the State of...more
2/16/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Appeals ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Clean Air Act ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Louisiana ,
NAAQS ,
NGOs ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Spending Clause ,
Title VI
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
/ Biden Administration ,
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
/ Clean Air Act ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Hazardous Substances ,
NEPA ,
NGOs ,
OSTP ,
Pollution Control ,
Right To Know ,
Transparency
On January 11, 2023, EPA’s Office of the General Counsel released a Cumulative Impacts Addendum (“Addendum”) to its May 2022 publication Legal Tools To Advance Environmental Justice, continuing to signal its focus on...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
On May 26, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of the General Counsel released EPA Legal Tools to Advance Environmental Justice (“EJ Legal Tools”). The document builds on and updates EPA’s 2011 Plan EJ 2014:...more
6/7/2022
/ Air Quality Standards ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Water Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
FOIA ,
Insecticide ,
NEPA ,
New Guidance ,
Pesticides ,
Solid Waste ,
Superfund ,
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
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
/ CERCLA ,
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)
EPA and OMB issue directives and propose an initial budget for the Biden Administration’s EJ initiatives -
With the Biden Administration’s appointees now in place, environmental justice (EJ) is moving to the forefront of...more
4/27/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
CERCLA ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Infrastructure ,
NEPA ,
OMB ,
PFAS ,
Public Land ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Safe Drinking Water Act ,
Superfund