Environmental Coalition Urges Biden Administration to Close Egregious Environmental Justice Loopholes
April 13, 2021
April 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 12, 2021:
A broad coalition of 95 environmental organizations and local community groups called on the Biden Administration to fix a glaring environmental justice problem by closing the Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction (SSM) loopholes. The groups sent a letter and filed a legal petition to urge EPA to prioritize closing the loopholes, which allow polluting facilities like coal plants and oil refineries . . .
A broad coalition of 95 environmental organizations and local community groups called on the Biden Administration to fix a glaring environmental justice problem by closing the Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction (SSM) loopholes. The groups sent a letter and filed a legal petition to urge EPA to prioritize closing the loopholes, which allow polluting facilities like coal plants and oil refineries . . .