News & Insights
January 13, 2023 Doug Henderson explains why there will be tougher EPA scrutiny of environmental justice considerations in air permitting following the agency’s release of updated guidance in December
June 24, 2022 Erich Almonte, Michael Leslie, Granta Nakayama and Megan Nishikawa's client alert is referenced in a profile on advancing environmental justice
May 10, 2022 Greg Scott comments on a new Justice Department directive ordering each of the nation’s 93 U.S. attorneys to designate an environmental justice coordinator
March 9, 2022 Granta Nakayama and Ilana Saltzbart discuss the EPA and Colorado memorandum of understanding to collaborate on enforcement actions aimed at implementing environmental justice goals
September 16, 2021 K&S’s client alert on the EPA’s first-of-its-kind model environmental justice memorandum of understanding with California to bolster enforcement of regulations in disadvantaged communities is referenced
February 4, 2021 Brandt Leibe and Brian Stansbury discuss President Biden’s recent climate change executive order that includes a directive for EPA and the DOJ to significantly elevate environmental justice enforcement efforts
December 2, 2020 Marcella Burke and Grant Nakayama explain why politically appointed lawyers at the Environmental Protection Agency, Interior Department, and Justice Department will play pivotal parts in the Biden administration