Thursday, July 28, 2005

Congress Attacks EPA Environmental Justice Plan

A new Environmental Protection Agency draft strategic plan on environmental justice has generated a sharp backlash in both the House and Senate. Last week nearly 80 legislators signed a letter denouncing the draft plan as a step backward, urging EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to "take real steps to combat the environmental injustices" that afflict communities throughout the nation.

I'm astonished that so many legislators know what "environmental justice" means!

Read more of this article here: BushGreenwatch

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