The head of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division says the department is "focused" on using Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination by recipients of federal funds, to pursue claims against polluters in environmental justice communities, a shift driven by a recent successful claim by the Transportation Department (DOT). At the Dec. 15 White House Environmental Justice Forum, Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez called Title VI "a sleeping giant" that could be used in helping those minority and poor communities that are disproportionally impacted by contamination bring suit against polluters. "We are very focused on using Title VI and waking up that sleeping giant," Perez said.
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机译：司法部（DOJ）民权司司长说，司法部“专注于”使用《民权法》第六条（该条禁止联邦资金接受者的歧视）对环境正义社区的污染者提出索赔。交通运输部（DOT）最近成功提出索赔要求，推动了这一转变。在12月15日的白宫环境正义论坛上，司法部长助理托马斯·埃·佩雷斯（Thomas E. Perez）称第六题为“沉睡的巨人”，可用于帮助那些受到污染严重影响的少数民族和贫困社区提倡污染者。佩雷斯说：“我们非常专注于使用Title VI，唤醒那个沉睡的巨人。”
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