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A Year Before Biden’s First Term Ends, Environmental Regulators Rush to Aid Disinvested Communities
The EPA wants to get the funds to environmental justice communities before the election in keeping with President Biden’s promise to address historic injustices.
By Aman Azhar
The cafe on Commerce Road in Richmond, not far from the Virginia State Capitol, smelled of the freshly brewed latte the barista had just poured for the customer waiting on the other side of the counter.
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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.