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Attorney General Launches New Office of Environmental Justice

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announce a series of actions to ensure environmental justice for all Americans. In addition to creating a new Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, Attorney General Garland also announced a new comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy to guide the Department of Justice’s work and issue the Code. The final temporary will restore the use of the additional project environment in an appropriate case.

Attorney General Garland said: “While violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the burden. suffer the harms caused by environmental crimes, pollution and climate change. “For too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as a central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most burdened by environmental harm. ”

“The partnership of the EPA and the Department of Justice to protect overwhelmed and underserved communities across the United States has never been stronger,” said Regan, EPA Administrator. “This environmental justice strategy demonstrates the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to holding polluters accountable as a means of delivering on our environmental justice priorities. . Crucial to that is the return of the Complementary Environment Projects as a tool to ensure tangible public health benefits for communities harmed by environmental violations. ”

Consistent with President Biden’s Executive Order on Responding to the Climate Crisis at home and abroadAttorney General Vanita Gupta issued comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy to guide petitioners, Department of Justice investigators and the U.S. Attorney’s Office nationwide to advance the cause of environmental justice through federal law enforcement. Developed by the Environmental and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) in partnership with the EPA, the strategy will ensure that the Department is using all available regulatory tools to promote environmental justice.

The Department of Justice also established the first Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) in the ENRD today. This new office will be an important resource as the Department of Justice implements its new comprehensive enforcement strategy. Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim has appointed Cynthia Ferguson, an experienced ENRD attorney with more than a decade of work on environmental justice issues, as Acting Director.

Finally, the Department of Justice issued an interim Final Rule today that will reinstate the use of additional environmental projects under appropriate circumstances and subject to the guidelines and limits set. in a separate rule. Remember board issued by the Attorney General today. For decades prior to 2017, EPA and ENRD relied on such projects to provide remediation to the communities most directly impacted by violations of federal environmental law. For this reason, they are particularly powerful tools for promoting environmental justice. The Justice Department’s interim final rule invites the public to comment on the new guidelines and restrictions, including announcing any future changes to the Justice Department’s approach.

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Press release number: 22-472