California Environmental Groups Sue EPA Alleging Failure to Enforce Civil Rights Act

摘要

Los angeles-Environmental justice advocates in the San Joaquin Valley have sued the Environmental Protection Agency over three hazardous waste dumps, alleging the agency failed to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits recipients of federal funding from discriminating on the basis of race or national origin (Padres Hacia Una Vida Mejor v. Jackson, E.D. Cal., No. ll-cv-01094 AWI DLB, 6/30/11).