Harris, Booker, Duckworth Unveil Environmental Justice Measure

Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris (Calif.), Cory Booker (N.J.), and Tammy Duckworth (Ill.) rolled out an environmental justice bill on Thursday aimed at underserved communities and communities of color.

The Environmental Justice for All Act would require permitting agencies to consider cumulative impacts under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act and strengthen the National Environmental Policy Act to mandate “early and meaningful involvement in actions impacting communities,” including tribes, according to a statement from the senators.

The bill would also bar discrimination based on disparate impacts under the Civil Rights Act, establish a Federal Energy Transition Economic Development Assistance ...