environmental justice, EPA

Why the EPA is removing environmental justice offices? Closures are in response to Trump's orders on DEI
The Environmental Protection Agency will close all environmental justice offices which are responsible for addressing pollution in poor communities.
E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices
An internal memo directs the closure of offices designed to ease the heavy pollution faced by poor and minority communities.
EPA eliminating environmental justice jobs
The positions will be eliminated "immediately," according to a memo by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin.
EPA Plans to Close Environmental Justice Offices, Leaving Communities to Face Pollution Alone
Yesterday, news broke that a memo from Lee Zeldin, the new administrator of the EPA, directed the agency to eliminate all offices that focus on environmental justice. These offices, part of each of EPA’s 10 regional offices,
EPA cites DEI as it preps to shutter environmental justice offices
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate offices that handle environmental justice issues, like pollution in poor neighborhoods and communities of color. It’s part of a wider crackdown on Biden-era climate policies.
EPA shuts down 10 environmental justice offices, axes EJ division
It's the latest move by the Trump administration to undo long-standing efforts to confront pollution-exposure inequities.
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Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus joins environmental groups demanding action to stop Sable Offshore Drilling
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus was among a group of environmentalists, elected officials, and community activists demanding state agencies do more to protect the coast.
EPA could roll back decades of regulations as state, environmental groups fear loss of funding
There could be monumental changes coming to the federal agency tasked with protecting the nation's environment, including the air we breathe and water we drink. In the last 24 hours, the Environmental ...
The EPA is rolling back environmental regulation, but most Americans support climate policies, study finds
Two-thirds of Americans support a transition to clean energy by 2050, and 3 out of 4 support regulating carbon emissions, ...
Trump DOT chief rejects inclusion of environmental justice factors in infrastructure decisions
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has rescinded two Biden-era memos that had state agencies consider social and ...
Environmental programs at risk if Trump purge extends to state agencies in SC
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have been busy letting federal workers go. But if the budget cuts extend to ...
Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to speed up wildfire prevention efforts
The governor suspended the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act as the state prepares for the ...
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Trump slashes environmental programs in Chicago that protect poor communities
The Environmental Protection Agency is closing offices across the country as part of a wider rollback of pollution ...