Department of Justice

May 11, 2023

Department of Justice Secures First Title VI Environmental Justice Resolution Agreement

On May 4, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a first-of-its-kind Title VI environmental justice interim resolution agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). The resolution follows an investigation DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) initiated in November 2021 into whether ADPH violated Title VI of the Civil… Continue reading

Groundwater

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April 20, 2021

Earth Day 2021: Climate Change under the Biden Administration

President Biden has made climate change a main focus of his administration. At the beginning of his term, Biden issued several executive orders addressing climate change: “Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis” (January 20, 2021) and “Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at… Continue reading

Air, Climate Change

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Department of Justice

Department of Justice Secures First Title VI Environmental Justice Resolution Agreement

Earth Day 2021: Climate Change under the Biden Administration