Environmental justice gains threatened by shifting federal priorities
By Will Atwater Last week, the second administration of President Donald Trump fulfilled a long-held goal of the fossil fuel industry: scaling back federal climate regulations that restrict oil, gas and coal production. The administration rescinded the 2009 scientific determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare — known as Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangerment […] The post Hard-fought environmental justice gains fall before shifting federal priorities, leaving communities in renewed uncertainty appeared first on North Carolina Health News.