EPA ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GRANT TO THE WAY HOME OF MANCHESTERAGENCYGROUP05EBSCO_bspFdch Regulatory Intelligence Database
Environmental justice is broader in scope than environmental equity (equal treatment and protection under statutes, regulations, and practices), emphasizing the right to a safe and healthy environment for all people, and incorporating physical, social, political, and economic under the heading of ...
The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent decree with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc (Transocean) for alleged violations of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Gulf of Mexico - Outer Contine...
As part of the 2019 settlement with EPA, the company also replaced 129 windows suspected to present lead-based paint hazards in Indianapolis neighborhoods with environmental justice concerns. Heritage-Crystal Clean spent approximately $191,000 to complete the project. Heritage-Crystal Clean’s facili...
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For example, EPA consultants may gather information about chemical safety from studies in animal tests and other types of data. The end game is a snazzy packet of information about a slew of chemicals that provides information about how safe (or not safe) they might be to humans. The EPA ...
SEATTLE (Waste Advantage):EPA released a draft “EJ Action Plan: Building Up Environmental Justice in EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs” highlighting projects, tools, and practices to be applied to the Agency’s Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLE...
PARK CITY, UT -- EPA Administrator Michael Regan is poised to announce the creation of a new program office combining the agency’s existing environmental justice (EJ) and civil rights offices that will be co-equal with the current media-specific programs, fulfilling a long-standing Biden admini...
(Tribal Issues)Anthony Socci (International Issues)Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM):Ifeyinwa DavisVanessa McKinneyOffice of Mission Support (OMS):Alva DanielsDan AmonOffice of Policy (OP):Surabhi Shah (Office of Community Revitalization)Rebecca Huff (Office of Environmental Justice)...
EPA’s new draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2022-2026 is winning praise because it prioritizes environmental justice (EJ) and civil rights for the first time, though sources also note that the deadline for every planned action is not until 2026, raising doubts about whether the Biden ...