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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

EPA looks at effects of waste plants on minorities, poor

The Environmental Protection Agency is focusing on the effect of hazardous waste recycling plants on minorities and low-income communities.

The move hearkens back to a Clinton-era executive order that required federal agencies to consider the effect of their policies on disadvantaged communities. Although the Bush administration largely ignored the mandate, Obama-appointed EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson has promised to analyze those effects.

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