Atomic Energy and Environmental Justice in the Biden Era

Law360 (Jul 16, 2021, 5:33 p.m. EDT) – Since January, the Biden government has been devoting unprecedented attention to the environmental justice movement – a movement that dates back to the civil rights era and has never received so much federal attention Has .

The state-wide approach to environmental justice is the first time the federal government has recognized the breadth and scope of environmental justice issues. Under the Justice40 initiative, the administration has committed to directing 40% of all federal investment in certain areas, including clean energy, to disadvantaged communities.

Meanwhile, state lawmakers and regulators continue to enact environmental justice laws and guidelines, the most comprehensive of which …