Nondiscrimination in Environmental Regulation: A Legal Analysis
Description:
This report will examine the relevant legal authorities that may be asserted to address disproportionate impacts that result from how an agency implements environmental regulations, including the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and various environmental and conservation statutes. It will discuss administrative efforts to address "environmental justice," a term used by some advocates to refer to the distribution of environmental quality…
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Date:
February 6, 2013
Creator:
Brougher, Cynthia
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department