This isn’t an overnight occurrence. The long slog toward ‘collectivism’ is reaching fruition.
The element of the independent operator needs to be squashed. Collectivism cannot afford any semblence of individualism.
That’s why the DOT (with our illustrious Republican, Ray LaHood) is calling for ‘Environmental Justice’*. The Transportation Industry will be held hostage by this Administration.
“Each Federal agency shall make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations.”
Executive Order 12898.
Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 1994.
Welcome to the U.S. Department of Transportation Environmental Justice Website.
*Under guidance from the Obama administration, DOT signed an Interagency Memorandum of Understanding in August, 2011, which invited agencies to newly adopt or update their respective EJ strategies. Collectively, the U.S. DOT and its Operating Administrations are in the process of updating its EJ guidance and strategy documents.
We invite you to join a National Conversation where you can explore opportunities for enhancing public participation during transportation planning, environmental reviews, and project implementation, and provide feedback to help DOT improve its proposed EJ strategy, guidance, and tools.
To review the draft documents from across the U.S. DOT, please visit: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/environmental_justice/