Republican attorneys general have criticized the Biden administration's focus on environmental justice, labeling it as a form of 'racial engineering.' They have urged the EPA to cease using civil rights laws to investigate actions and policies that disproportionately harm Black and minority communities. The attorneys argue that the EPA should prioritize enforcing existing environmental laws rather than pursuing what they perceive as an extreme agenda under the guise of 'environmental justice.'
The petition, led by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and joined by 22 other GOP officials, calls for changes to decades-old rules related to civil rights laws. However, the petition acknowledges that the civil rights law could still be applied in cases of intentional discrimination.
