Environmental Justice - Dead or Just Napping?

Environmental Justice - an effort to affirmatively address disproportionate pollution and environmental burdens borne by low-income and minority communities - grew from an Executive Order by President Clinton in 1994 through expanded efforts across the entire federal government with special emphasis at DOJ and the EPA in the Biden Administration. President Trump issued an Executive Order on his second day in office prohibiting "... all discriminatory and illegal preferences...," followed by a Memorandum by Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinding the Environmental Justice policies of prior administrations. What are the implications of this Administration’s cancelling of environmental justice writ large? What does this mean for environmental enforcement and infrastructure development in low-income and minority communities? Do its concepts still live on in the federal government and at state and local levels? Join us for a balanced discussion of these questions and more.Featuring:Michael Buschbacher, Partner, Boyden Gray PLLCHorace Cooper, Chairman, Project 21 National Advisory Board, National Center for Public Policy ResearchJohn C. Cruden, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.Matt Tejada, Senior Vice President, Environmental Health, NRDCModerator: John S. Irving, Partner, Earth & Water Law--To register, click the link above.