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  • The EPA can’t use Civil Rights Act to fight environmental injustice in Louisiana, judge rules

    08/24/2024 3:21:48 PM PDT · by blueplum · 13 replies
    AP ^ | 23 Aug 2024 | KEVIN McGILL
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has weakened the Biden administration’s effort to use a historic civil rights law to fight industrial pollution alleged to have taken a heavier toll on minority communities in Louisiana. U.S. District Judge James David Cain of Lake Charles handed down the ruling Thursday, permanently blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing what are known as “disparate impact” requirements on the state.... In its lawsuit, the state argued that the Biden administration’s plans went beyond the scope of Title VI.... The state also said the policy is discriminatory because it would allow regulation of...