WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of enforcement actions Jan. 26 to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water and other problems afflicting minority communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Houston. EPA will conduct unannounced inspections of chemical plants, refineries and industrial sites suspected of polluting air and water and causing health problems to nearby residents, said EPA Administrator Michael Regan. It will install air monitoring equipment in Louisiana’s “chemical corridor” in St. John the Baptist, St. James and Calcasieu parishes between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. EPA also issued a notice to the Jackson, Miss., that the city’s overwhelmed drinking water system violates the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, and orders the city to outline a plan to identify and correct deficiencies and report back to EPA in 45 days. (Source: The AP 01/25/22) EPA acts on environmental justice in 3 Gulf Coast states (wtok.com)
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