Sara Molinsky
July 18, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer
Environmental Justice—Initiatives From Biden Administration and State LegislaturesA review of the national landscape shows that executive orders and federal enforcement agendas are focused on prioritizing EJ. At the same time, states are revising permitting regulations to incorporate EJ obligations that evaluate a facility's impact on environmental equity, require community engagement and, in some cases, an evaluation of cumulative risk.
By Bonnie Allyn Barnett and Sara Molinsky
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