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Hazardous Waste Pollution Control Environmental Justice

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Phosphoric Acid Production Waste/Federal Court Petition for Writ of Mandamus: Center for Biological Diversity Seeks U.S....

The Center for Biological Diversity and other organizations filed a March 10th Petition for Writ of Mandamus (“Petition”) before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking that the United...more

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Draft U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Enforcement and Compliance Document for Years 2024-2027: Association of State...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 12th Federal Register a Request for Public Comment on the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) it is proposing for fiscal...more

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Environmental Justice Update: New York Becomes Second State to Require EJ-Focused Cumulative Impact Analysis

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On New Year’s Eve, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s “Cumulative Impacts” bill into law, making New York the second state in the nation to require assessment of “cumulative impacts” affecting certain...more

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UN Special Rapporteur Targets ‘Sacrifice Zones’ Caused by the Ongoing Toxification of People and the Planet

In his latest report, the sixth in a series of thematic reports, Professor David Boyd, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment celebrates a turning point in the evolution of human rights: the October 8,...more

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EPA’s Draft Strategic Plan Emphasizes Environmental Justice

On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its new Draft Strategic Plan for 2022 through 2026 (Strategic Plan). EPA is required to develop the Strategic Plan to communicate EPA’s priorities...more

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Progressive New Jersey: The Garden State continues its environmental leadership by enacting forward-looking programs

New Jersey has been a leader in addressing the most significant environmental problems of the day. Decades ago, for example, four years before the enactment of CERCLA, the state’s Spill Compensation and Control Act prohibited...more

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