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A Louisiana lawsuit against the EPA said its bid to address environmental racism was itself a form of “reverse discrimination.”

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, aninterview by managing producer Jenni Doering with Monique Harden of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice. 

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More than 30 years after the last major update of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Supreme Court has upended the ability of Congress to give the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies broad scope to combat air pollution, including the emission of greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, further Biden administration efforts to limit emissions face opposition in the courts. 

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