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Ministry of Justice Trying to Eliminate Environmental Justice Efforts

[ad_1] As part of Mr. Biden’s new initiative, the EPA will revive a program that allows companies to reduce the penalty for certain violations in exchange for subsidizing initiatives with a positive environmental impact. The Trump administration shelved this program. However, EPA is basically a regulatory and rule-making agency. He has addressed racial issues, but …

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Biden Brings Climate Back to Environmental Act, Turns Trump Over

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will announce on Tuesday that it is once again restoring parts of a core environmental law that requires climate impacts to be considered and required input from local communities before federal agencies approve highways, pipelines, and other major projects. The administration plans to revive the requirements of the 50-year-old …

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Biden Brings Climate Back to Symbolize Environmental Act by Reversing Trump

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will announce on Tuesday that it is once again restoring parts of a core environmental law that requires climate impacts to be considered and required input from local communities before federal agencies approve highways, pipelines, and other major projects. The administration plans to revive the requirements of the 50-year-old …

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Supreme Court Revitalizes Trump Era Environmental Regulation

[ad_1] Twenty states and the District of Columbia, along with environmental groups, objected to the arrangement, saying it violated federal law. After President Biden took office, the Environmental Protection Agency said it would review the rule and asked the three judges who presided over the challenges to return them to the agency. However, the EPA …

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White House Aims at Environmental Racism, But Doesn’t Talk About Race

[ad_1] Two months before he won the presidency in 2020, and after a summer when the country was rocked by a string of racial justice protests, Mr. Biden pledged to work to fix the extraordinary burden of pollution carried by communities of color. He said that every American has a fundamental right to a healthy …

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Jeff Bezos Makes $2 Billion Environmental Commitment at COP26

[ad_1] Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people on the planet and who started his financial empire by selling books online, pledged $2 billion to restore natural habitats and transform food systems at the Glasgow climate summit on Tuesday. Speaking at a conference where President Biden and other leaders announced a global agreement to end …

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