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EPA opens civil rights probe over Alabama sewage funds
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The Environmental Protection Agency has announced an investigation into whether the state of Alabama's management of sewage funds was racially discriminatory. |
In a notice Tuesday, the Biden administration said it will investigate whether the state's implementation of its Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program denies benefits or otherwise excludes participation on the basis of race. Environmental and civil rights groups have previously alleged the state discriminates against Black Alabamans in its management of the program, saying officials have made it "impossible for people who need help with onsite sanitation to access this money," which "disproportionately harm[s] Alabama's Black residents." The complaints specifically allege that the state Department of Environmental Management has failed to conduct proper outreach to disadvantaged communities, depriving Black residents of "an equal opportunity to compete for federal funding." Alabama disagrees with the allegations underlying the agency's newest probe, and said it has "made addressing the wastewater and drinking water needs of disadvantaged communities a priority" in awarding federal funding. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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Interior Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau, the No. 2 official at the department, will leave the Biden administration, the Interior Department confirmed Wednesday. |
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| Lahaina, Hawaii, residents are asking Gov. Josh Green (D) for more time before reopening West Maui to tourism, which he is planning to do this weekend. |
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Pope Francis singled out the United States for its "irresponsible" Western lifestyle and excess carbon emissions in a Wednesday address at the United Nations. |
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Branch out with a different read on The Hill: |
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Americans, literally, paid the price for this summer's scorching temperatures. | |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Climate change is driving many amphibians toward extinction (The Washington Post)
September's Record-Shattering Heat Was 'Absolutely Gobsmackingly Bananas' (WIRED) Pepco To Pay D.C. $57 Million Over Anacostia River Pollution (DCist)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made ignominious history Tuesday when he became the first Speaker ever to be ousted by a vote of the House. Read more |
| Facing a pileup of spending bills and a possible government shutdown, 20 Republican senators led by Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) say they will delay any legislation moving on the Senate floor that does not relate directly to funding the government. Read more |
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