Just when you thought Democrats could not become more stupid and irrelevant . . .

[CO. Hoosier]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

 

[mcmurtry66]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

They should get Jan Schlictmann to Head it

 

[CO. Hoosier]

They should get Jan Schlictmann to Head it

There aren’t any Schlictmanns or Fachers anywhere close to our DOJ.

 

[mcmurtry66]

There aren’t any Schlictmanns or Fachers anywhere close to our DOJ.

So what's the point? There's already an EPA. State agencies. Toxic Tort firms are everywhere

 

[iuwclurker]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

As usual, you missed the target. This is all the Republicans’ fault. They could’ve avoided this by posting Merrick garland as a Supreme Court justice. End of story.

 

[iuwclurker]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

By the way I like your imagination. Pity you were wasting all your time in court when you could’ve become a billionaire writing Harry Potter long before J. K. Rowling.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

So what's the point? There's already an EPA. State agencies. Toxic Tort firms are everywhere

Exactly. Especially when there are so many pressing and immediate problems. This isn’t just Biden, the incompetence is wide and deep.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

As usual, you missed the target. This is all the Republicans’ fault. They could’ve avoided this by posting Merrick garland as a Supreme Court justice. End of story.

Scary when you think who Garland beat out for the job could have been AG.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Exactly. Especially when there are so many pressing and immediate problems. This isn’t just Biden, the incompetence is wide and deep.

Motley Rice etc have been doing those cases around the country for years. Environ/toxic have lawyers champing at the bit to swoop in.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

Motley Rice etc have been doing those cases around the country for years. Environ/toxic have lawyers champing at the bit to swoop in.

Because a free public education is a right in all 50 states, I’ve often thought about what it would take to start litigation in every big-blue city about the failure to educate blacks. If somebody like Bill Gates wants someplace to spend his dough for a public purpose, there’s his answer. Obviously we are not going to eliminate crappy educations with local Democrat politics, so let’s do it the old fashioned American way, sue everyone in sight.

 

[mcmurtry66]

Because a free public education is a right in all 50 states, I’ve often thought about what it would take to start litigation in every big-blue city about the failure to educate blacks. If somebody like Bill Gates wants someplace to spend his dough for a public purpose, there’s his answer. Obviously we are not going to eliminate crappy educations with local Democrat politics, so let’s do it the old fashioned American way, sue everyone in sight.

Ha! I think causation would be a struggle

 

[CO. Hoosier]

Ha! I think causation would be a struggle

I'd argue res ipsa.

I'd love to examine an educrat about why they believe a policy social promotion fullfills the public obligation to educate kids. I don't think they have any intention of providing education. Just push the kids trough the system.

 

[zeke4ahs]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

Just when you think cOH can’t post any more inflammatory troll baiting......

 

[mcmurtry66]

Just when you think cOH can’t post any more inflammatory troll baiting......

In fairness we endured four years of it. The adults still aren't in charge

 

[IUCrazy2]

So what's the point? There's already an EPA. State agencies. Toxic Tort firms are everywhere

The point is they don't have much to run on so it is going to be a steady dose of racially based arguments and probably abortion from here to 2024.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

Just when you think cOH can’t post any more inflammatory troll baiting......

I’d love to read your defense of the Office of Climate Justice.

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

I’d love to read your defense of the Office of Climate Justice.

shes too busy dodging anyone that makes her answer tough questions

 

[JamieDimonsBalls]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

the most egregious part of this is communities often create much of their own problems. When’s the last time you drove through a poor neighborhood that wasn’t littered with trash and looked like people actually gave a damn?

its obvious that this has nothing to do with race as you see the same shit in Mark’s trailer park as you do in Gary (minus the murders and other non-environmental stuff, of course).

 

[zeke4ahs]

I’d love to read your defense of the Office of Climate Justice.

I don’t know why shouldn’t there be one? It’s not related to anything else you posted. Should be able to work on more than one thing at once.

 

[zeke4ahs]

shes too busy dodging anyone that makes her answer tough questions

See answer.

 

[bub-rub]

the most egregious part of this is communities often create much of their own problems. When’s the last time you drove through a poor neighborhood that wasn’t littered with trash and looked like people actually gave a damn?

its obvious that this has nothing to do with race as you see the same shit in Mark’s trailer park as you do in Gary (minus the murders and other non-environmental stuff, of course).

are you comparing litter in post white flight neighborhoods to things like clean drinking water? If so, why?

want to clean up the trash up in a neighborhood? Give the residents a realistic path to home ownership. How you make that possible for folks with 10% of the wealth of their neighbors just a couple zip codes away is the next trick.

 

[bub-rub]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

it took you a lot of words and pictures but you still didn’t prove poor people aren’t getting the environmental shaft. But yay, culture wars!

 

[ribbont]

it took you a lot of words and pictures but you still didn’t prove poor people aren’t getting the environmental shaft. But yay, culture wars!

How are they?

 

[anon_mya1phvcpf5x4]

Lot of word salad when you could have just said "I don't like dems and won't agree with anything they do regardless of what it is" and be done with it.

 

[i'vegotwinners]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

it must be kind of humiliating for you, to end up a lowly sock puppet internet troll at this point in your life.

no doubt you envisioned better for yourself.

 

[Univee2]

it must be kind of humiliating for you, to end up a lowly sock puppet internet troll at this point in your life.

no doubt you envisioned better for yourself.

Well, he didn’t end up on Wall Street, so he’s got that going for him . . .

 

[bub-rub]

How are they?

I think it would be more meaningful if you looked into it yourself. I can only point to the moon, I can’t make you see it. Lol

I live in a city where poor kids are still getting lead poisoning. Can you believe that shit?

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

I think it would be more meaningful if you looked into it yourself. I can only point to the moon, I can’t make you see it. Lol

I live in a city where poor kids are still getting lead poisoning. Can you believe that shit?

https://www.usccr.gov/files/2020/2020-11-12-Report-Lead-Poisoning-in-Indiana.pdf

 

[ribbont]

I think it would be more meaningful if you looked into it yourself. I can only point to the moon, I can’t make you see it. Lol

I live in a city where poor kids are still getting lead poisoning. Can you believe that shit?

I didn't say the weren't. I asked how. How is it that poor people, mainly in major metros,, mainly ran by democrats for decades, are getting the shaft by the leaders that purport to care about them?

 

[CO. Hoosier]

I think it would be more meaningful if you looked into it yourself. I can only point to the moon, I can’t make you see it. Lol

I live in a city where poor kids are still getting lead poisoning. Can you believe that shit?

Yeah, I believe that shit, especially when the lead has a muzzle velocity of 1,000 fps.

 

[bub-rub]

Yeah, I believe that shit, especially when the lead has a muzzle velocity of 1,000 fps.

so we shouldn’t find minimum environmental health standards that includes poor communities because those communities also have large amounts of gun violence? Not following your argument here unless you’re just trying to bash a party, which I’m happy to help do. Both have strong suits but both also suck when taken as a whole. Neither is really interested in building for the future or balancing a damn budget. They prefer the culture war crap this board eats up. Nom f*cking nom. Lol

 

[Joe_Hoopsier]

Yeah, I believe that shit, especially when the lead has a muzzle velocity of 1,000 fps.

I was going to make the same lead poisoning connection, but since my "forming a vacuum with your lips on a member" post, I've been keeping my head down. 😁

 

[NPT]

In fairness we endured four years of it.

How soon we forget.

 

[bub-rub]

I didn't say the weren't. I asked how. How is it that poor people, mainly in major metros,, mainly ran by democrats for decades, are getting the shaft by the leaders that purport to care about them?

good question. I still think bad dem leadership in cities is a nasty symptom and not the disease but that is a discussion for another day.

some will hate and obsess about the language of this, but why not support the federal govt stepping in if local leadership is failing to keep some poor communities environmentally livable? We’re putting all this shit on a credit card anyway. Lol

 

[ribbont]

good question. I still think bad dem leadership in cities is a nasty symptom and not the disease but that is a discussion for another day.

some will hate and obsess about the language of this, but why not support the federal govt stepping in if local leadership is failing to keep some poor communities environmentally livable? We’re putting all this shit on a credit card anyway. Lol

To your question: because the fed govt just adds another layer of bureaucracy without holding cities and states accountable. We already have an EPA that I believe has some jurisdiction in this area.

 

[ovaltine]

They do.

The Attorney General of the United States launched a new Office of Environmental Justice. Included in the statement creating this DOJ effort is:

“Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,” said Attorney General Garland. “For far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.”​

​

Think about this for a moment. We have robust environmental laws. We have robust federal, state, and local enforcement. We even have authorized private enforcement of which various advocacy groups take full advantage, often to a fault. So what exactly is the law enforcement or governmental purpose of this effort? I have no clue. Except to say its more irrelevant BS from an increasingly obvious incompetent administration. Harmful pollution is ubiquitous. Consistent enforcement and remediation protects all of us.

But if Attorney General Garland is convinced about creating another bureaucracy centered on minorities I have a suggestion. How about an Office of Educational Justice. The education we provide black youngsters in this country is a national disgrace. It became worse during the pandemic as democratic-leaning teacher groups kept schools shut down, which we now know was overdone and hurt the education of minority kids the most. But we won't hear a peep about educational justice from Democrats because democrats, particularly inner-city black Democrats, are responsible for our horrible educational inequality.

How about an office of Gun Justice. The body count of black youngsters in the United States is another national disgrace. The dead young black bodies are the result of other black young men, who themselves will probably be dead or in jail soon. The largest cause of death of black young men is homicide. Attorney General Garland, where are you on this?

How about an office of Drug Abuse Justice? Black overdose deaths are rocketing upward and have now passed whites.

This isn't to say a clean environment isn't important. But good grief, a bad environment won't even make the list of things that specifically harm blacks in this country.

The Biden Administration truly is stupid and irrelevant in so many ways.

Justice Department Launches Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland was joined by EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan today in announcing a series of actions to secure environmental justice for all Americans.

www.justice.gov

Derek Chauvin wishes you were his lawyer.

The level of discourse here is ..... pretty terrible.

 

[i'vegotwinners]

I didn't say the weren't. I asked how. How is it that poor people, mainly in major metros,, mainly ran by democrats for decades, are getting the shaft by the leaders that purport to care about them?

it wasn't Dems that caused the problem in Flint, it was Pubs.

Dems simply got stuck with how to fix the Pub's clusterfk.

as for other areas with lead poisoning issues, are they just major cities, or because they are major cities, or is it a matter of the age of the homes, and infrastructure, and/or water source, that's actually the issue?

and is the cost of fixing the issue something that can be handled on a municipal level, or does it require funding on a greater scale.

the Flint problem was obviously caused by Pubs, deliberately or not.

but beyond Flint, is either party really to blame? if so, which party and why.

and is either party holding up the fixing of the issue. if so, which party and why.

besides you, how many posters here and elsewhere, are here or there only to demonize one party and exonerate the other.

those individuals, ARE the problem.

 

[Lucy01]

it wasn't Dems that caused the problem in Flint, it was Pubs.

Dems simply got stuck with how to fix the Pub's clusterfk.

as for other areas with lead poisoning issues, are they just major cities, or because they are major cities, or is it a matter of the age of the homes, and infrastructure, and/or water source, that's actually the issue?

and is the cost of fixing the issue something that can be handled on a municipal level, or does it require funding on a greater scale.

the Flint problem was obviously caused by Pubs, deliberately or not.

but beyond Flint, is either party really to blame? if so, which party and why.

and is either party holding up the fixing of the issue. if so, which party and why.

besides you, how many posters here and elsewhere, are here or there only to demonize one party and exonerate the other.

those individuals, ARE the problem.

I thought Wall Street caused the Flint problem.

 

[CO. Hoosier]

I don’t know why shouldn’t there be one? It’s not related to anything else you posted. Should be able to work on more than one thing at once.

Because it’s typical showy liberal bullshit, that’s why. It doesn’t mean squat. When a gang of black kids who are functionally illiterate, shoot up with fentanyl in their spare time, and live with gunfire every day, the Biden Administration sends in the Global Warming Police.

We are from the government and we are here to help.

 

[Spartans9312]

Because it’s typical showy liberal bullshit, that’s why. It doesn’t mean squat. When a gang of black kids who are functionally illiterate, shoot up with fentanyl in their spare time, and live with gunfire every day, the Biden Administration sends in the Global Warming Police.

We are from the government and we are here to help.

More than likely they are selling fentanyl to suburban white folks.