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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

U.S. Justice Department Unveils New Efforts to Tackle Environmental Justice Concerns

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In this article, the authors review the series of actions announced by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan to advance environmental justice, including the launch...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

StEPing Up to the Plate: Justice Department Restores Favored Enforcement Resolution Tool

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or the “Department”) made way for the return of supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) as a tool to settle violations of federal environmental laws while delivering environmental...more

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Department of Justice Revives SEPs as Part of Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy Roll Out

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In recent days, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has made a series of announcements aimed at addressing environmental justice concerns and enforcement practices. The actions taken by DOJ include the establishment of the...more

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U.S. Department of Justice Announces New Office of Environmental Justice and Return of Supplemental Environmental Projects

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On May 5, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) announced a series of actions to inaugurate a comprehensive strategy aimed at enhancing environmental justice efforts. The announcement, and accompanying agency...more

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Justice Department Launches Actions to Advance Environmental Justice

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan recently announced a series of significant actions to advance environmental justice. The U.S. Department of Justice...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Department of Justice Launches New Environmental Justice Initiatives

The Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has launched three new initiatives in its continuing efforts to prioritize environmental justice (EJ) policies. On May 5,...more

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Office of Environmental Justice & Reviving Supplemental Environmental Projects

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On May 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“USDOJ”) announced the launch of a new comprehensive environmental justice (“EJ”) strategy. The three-prong strategy, as laid out by the U.S. Attorney General in an internal...more

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DOJ Returns to Using Supplemental Environmental Projects Including to Mitigate Harms to EJ Communities

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On May 5, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its new environmental justice (EJ) strategy, which has been a priority to the Biden Administration. While the strategy is comprehensive and involves many federal...more

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Environmental Justice: U.S. Department of Justice Announces Comprehensive Enforcement Strategy

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced what Attorney General Garland described as a: . . . new comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy to guide the Justice Department’s work and issued...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

White House CEQ to undo Trump Permitting Changes

On June 28, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced an interim final rule that would give agencies until September 14, 2023, to propose revisions to their National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)...more

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