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Justice Department Issues First-Ever Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Report

On October 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) released its Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Report (Report). The Report outlines what OEJ considers to be...more

Proposed NEPA Revisions Seek to Ingrain Environmental Justice into Permitting Decisions

The Council on Environmental Quality recently published the “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule,” the second in a two-phase approach to revising National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation...more

Biden Administration Seeks Public Comment on Expanding Environmental Justice Initiatives to Ocean-Related Activities

On June 8, 2023, the Council on Environmental Quality, on behalf of the Ocean Policy Committee (OPC), published a Federal Register request for information seeking public input on the development of a new “Ocean Justice...more

Embracing Environmental Justice Initiatives to Advance Corporate Objectives

Earth Week 2023 brought with it two significant environmental justice developments. The week began with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announcing the adoption of regulations aimed at reducing pollution in historically...more

Department of Justice Secures First Title VI Environmental Justice Resolution Agreement

On May 4, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a first-of-its-kind Title VI environmental justice interim resolution agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). The resolution follows an...more

Client Alert: Embracing Environmental Justice Initiatives to Advance Corporate Objectives

Earth Week 2023 brought with it two significant environmental justice developments. The week began with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announcing the adoption of regulations aimed at reducing pollution in historically...more

Biden Administration Underscores Environmental Justice Commitment with Earth Week Executive Order

Capping off Earth Week 2023, President Biden on Friday signed an executive order expanding the Administration’s Justice40 Initiative and creating a new White House Office of Environmental Justice....more

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