FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO TESTIFY ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES BEFORE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
(Washington,
D.C.) The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will continue to probe environmental
justice issues this Friday, February 8th, after its general monthly
meeting. Commissioners will hear testimony from EPA Deputy Administrator Linda
Fisher and other agency heads on how the Administration is complying with environmental
regulations in accordance
with Executive Order 12898.
Other topics will include the impact of federal policies on low-income
and minority communities and the effectiveness of environmental regulation enforcement
in affected
communities.
Last
month, the Commission heard testimony from a range of academics, community advocates and
industry experts on the health, housing, land use, economic development, transportation,
and civil rights implications of federal environmental policies and practices.
Specific concerns of the Commission include disparities in enforcement
of environmental codes and regulations, the impact of public health laws, compliance
with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and whether existing laws should be revised
to incorporate greater awareness of environmental justice perspectives.
The general business meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the environmental justice hearing at 10:00 a.m. Commission meetings are open to the media and the public.
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WHAT: |
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to hear testimony from federal officials on environmental justice |
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WHO: |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Transportation |
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WHEN: |
Friday, February 8, 2002 |
8:30 a.m. |
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WHERE: |
USCCR Headquarters |
624 Ninth Street, NW |
Room 540 |
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(The Commission's offices, in the YWCA Building, are across from the Gallery Place Metro Stop and the Martin Luther King Library) |
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02/07/02