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November 18, 2021
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EPA to Affirmatively Enforce Title VI
The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is “taking a fresh look” at its authority to prioritize environmental justice. This includes the EPA’s “affirmative
authority” to use Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to address disparate impacts. This has significant implications for entities seeking federal environmental
permits or funding. Questions exist, however, regarding whether the EPA’s—or any federal agency’s—statutory authority under Title VI is so broad.
authority” to use Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to address disparate impacts. This has significant implications for entities seeking federal environmental
permits or funding. Questions exist, however, regarding whether the EPA’s—or any federal agency’s—statutory authority under Title VI is so broad.
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