EPA Must Focus on Environmental Justice, Inspector General Says

Environmental justice has emerged as one of the top management issues the EPA must address, according to the agency’s internal watchdog.

The issue is new to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General’s periodic list of top management challenges facing the agency, underscoring its emergence as a leading national concern.

The OIG called on the agency to strengthen its federal leadership role, continue to build an environmental justice strategic plan, and consider the impact of “all activities on environmental justice communities in actions revoked and taken by the agency as a whole.”

“The EPA needs to enhance its consideration ...