EPA DECLINES TO MAKE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AN ENFORCEMENT PRIORITY

摘要

EPA has declined calls from environmental justice advisers to focus its long-term enforcement priorities on communities heavily impacted by pollution, saying that its enforcement priorities focus resources on targeting industrial sectors, rather than on geographic areas adversely affected by multiple exposures. The staff position underscores the hurdles the agency faces as they seek to address an issue that is a top priority for EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.