Environmental injustice: EPA neglects discrimination claims from polluted communities

By Corbin Hiar

Agency’s dysfunctional Office of Civil Rights sits on complaints for years

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"… ts has languished — in some instances, for more than a decade — in the EPA’s Office of Civil Rights despite Jackson’s stated commitment to environmental justice.“We must …"

"… us, and roughly one-quarter of its families live below the poverty line.“EPA’s Office of Civil Rights understands that there has been a delay and I do sincerely apologize,” H …"