We have hard hitting questions for the EPA
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Marc Katz is a Legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center. He is a graduate of Tufts University. |
Why is the Environmental Protection Agency in trouble? A recent report by the Office of the Inspector General, states that the EPA is failing to conduct environmental justice reviews of their programs and ensure that low income and minority citizens are getting equal health and environmental protections.
According to the report 60 percent of regional offices have not conducted reviews of their programs. The breakdown of the system may be occurring at all levels, because 87 percent of these departments claim they were never asked to do them.
Whatever the reason for the oversights, the EPA is now facing a lot of questions about their lack of action. This is because policies put in place to make sure that low income and minority populations do not get sick from pollution do not work unless someone is making sure that they are being adhered to.