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\"\"The Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s new strategic plan is \u201cfundamentally flawed,\u201d writes\u00a0Project 21<\/a><\/strong> member Derrick Hollie<\/a> <\/strong>in a Washington Times commentary<\/a><\/strong>,<\/p>\n

Project 21 has submitted a public comment<\/a><\/strong> opposing the EPA\u2019s attempt to instill \u201cenvironmental justice\u201d into government policymaking in the pursuit of \u201cequity\u201d as an agency principle<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTying things like regulation, grantmaking and permitting to the theoretical long-term ‘social cost<\/a><\/strong>‘ of emissions and statistical ‘disparities<\/a><\/strong>‘ \u2013 without authorization or input from Congress,\u201d Derrick warns, \u201ccreates a playground for a politicized civil service that\u2019s pushing an agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Derrick also points out how troublesome it is that environmental justice and critical race theory have ‘strong ties’ to each other:<\/p>\n

Equitable, government-mandated social outcomes with selected beneficiaries and alleged systemic perpetrators are a shared goal of these controversial schemes. But, in picking winners and losers, the green lobby has pushed the government to side with the people, parties and policies that have not helped minorities in the ways they were advertised.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As an example of how environmental justice policy goals actually harm black communities, Derrick points to President Joe Biden\u2019s opposition to the Keystone XL<\/a><\/strong> pipeline. By helping to kill the pipeline, Biden \u201cactually deprived blue-collar Americans \u2013 many of them minorities \u2013 of good-paying jobs<\/a><\/strong> in and around the energy industry.\u201d And, in kneecapping America\u2019s energy independence, Biden also created a scenario in which families are more likely \u201cto struggle with energy poverty<\/a><\/strong>, which forces them to spend more of their meager financial resources on necessities like heat and light.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the EPA’s environmental justice priorities is the installation of electric vehicle charging stations in \u201cunderserved\u201d communities. But this alleged “solution” creates problems. It has the potential to make parking in urban areas even worse to make room for reserved charging spots for Teslas, whose cost is much less than most annual household incomes of residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cJobs can help these households, improve their living conditions and help families realize their full potential as they rise up the socioeconomic ladder,\u201d Derrick asserts. \u201cThat should be the EPA\u2019s strategic goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

He adds:<\/p>\n

If the EPA were to address the needs of people directly affected by environmental justice policies, the strategic plan would be much different. Focus on the impact of regulations. Respondents to an April 2021 TIPP Poll enthusiastically supported<\/a><\/strong> the basis for a recommendation<\/a><\/strong> in Project 21\u2019s \u201cBlueprint for a Better Deal for Black America\u201d that new regulations undergo a \u201cminority impact assessment\u201d to ensure they don\u2019t overburden at-risk communities. Keep red tape from affecting job creation, wealth accumulation and other kitchen-table concerns. While 72 percent overall endorsed this check on new regulation, polling in communities considered low-income and liberal supported such a safeguard by 75%!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cEnvironmental justice as it is laid out in the Biden EPA\u2019s strategic plan weaponizes the bureaucracy,\u201d Derrick concludes. \u201cIt pits communities and people against each other. It sows discontent and distrust \u2013 placing political gains over clean-up goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

To read all of Derrick\u2019s commentary \u2013 \u201cEPA\u2019s \u2018Environmental Justice\u2019 Plan Fails to Address Black Community Needs\u201d \u2013 at the Washington Times website, click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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