Debate also centers on what determines 'disproportionate burden' for the poor and people of color as stated in the EPA definition of environmental justice. Aggressive litigation against polluters or congressional support for more stringent protection have not been forthcoming. ...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of laws, regulations, and policies. ...
EPA to Assess Environmental Justice Effect Of Final RCRA Rule Redefining Solid WasteThe Environmental Protection Agency will thoroughly examine concerns that the "definition of solid waste rule" promulgated in October 2008 could have an adverse effect on minority communities, Mathy Stanislaus, the ...
The final rule expands on the definition of PFAS in the proposed rule to include 41 additional PFAS that were identified as being of concern. EPA has determined that at least 1,462 PFAS that are known to have been made or used in the U.S. since 2011 will be subject to the final rule...
“associated disposal” from TSCA’s definition of “conditions of use,” resulting in the need to supplement the agency’s review of asbestos with a “part 2” risk evaluation, which focuses on legacy uses and associated disposals, other types of asbestos fibers in addition to chrysotile, ...
摘要: EPA ensures compliance with the nation's environmental laws by employing an integrated approach of compliance assistance, compliance incentives, environmental justice, and innovative civil and criminal enforcement, which maximizes compliance and reduce threats to public health and the environment....
EPA during the Obama era adopted a new definition of WOTUS, incorporating the more broad “significant nexus” approach of Justice Kennedy inRapanos. That definition was repealed by the Trump EPA and replaced by theNavigable Waters Protection Rule(NWPR), which...
Utilities group contests EPA’s definition of coal-ash ponds. However, Lisa Evans of Earthjustice says that EPA have general regulations which are applicable to all industrial waste which also applies to coal ash... Jansen,Kerri - 《Waste & Recycling News》 被引量: 0发表: 2012年 Greens...
With regard to environmental justice, EPA states, “It is not practicable to assess whether the GHG impacts associated with this action are likely to result in a change in disproportionate and adverse effects” on minority and low-income populations.[14] Environmental justice advocates likely will ...
EPA’s civil rights program -- a key tool in the Biden administration’s environmental justice (EJ) agenda -- suffered a key loss last month after a federal judge blocked the agency from enforcing its disparate impact rules in Louisiana and all but invited other states to challenge the progra...