Groups Sue EPA Over Decades-Long Failure to Protect Communities from Most Dangerous Chemical Spills

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“… ‘Communities of color and low-income families have always faced a disproportionate burden of toxic floodwaters and chemical spills, but this is a burden no community deserves.  Congress was wise to require EPA to establish rules to prevent worst-case scenario toxic chemical spills almost 30 years ago, and it would be wise for EPA to finally take action to protect our families,’ said José Bravo, Executive Director of the Just Transition Alliance, an EJHA affiliated organization. …”