Activists Get Access, Future Meetings From EPA Open Door Pledge

April 20, 2023, 9:31 AM UTC

Activists have been taking the Biden administration up on its offer to come to Washington to bring their personal experience of communities long burdened with air, water, and chemical pollution.

The welcome mat went out in the first days of President Joe Biden’s administration. Biden promised as a candidate to root out racism in the way agencies enforce laws and implement policies.

He also vowed to hold corporate polluters responsible for the health effects of disproportionate amounts of pollution in Black, Latino, and Native American communities.

While making big changes at federal agencies has always been a slow process, there’s ...

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