Nondiscrimination in Environmental Regulation : A Legal Analysis.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Environmental law.

Administrative agencies.

Population.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (15 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines relevant legal authorities that may be asserted to address disproportionate environmental impacts that result from how Federal agencies implement environmental regulations, including the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and selected environmental and conservation statutes. Discusses administrative efforts to address "environmental justice," which refers to distribution of environmental quality across various demographic groups, including Executive Order 12898 and EPA Plan EJ 2014. Analyzes use of these authorities to prevent such impacts and the likelihood of success for future challenges under each legal theory.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Nondiscrimination in Environmental Regulation

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