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1998 Survey Of Ethics In Land-Use Planning, Patricia E. Salkin
1998 Survey Of Ethics In Land-Use Planning, Patricia E. Salkin
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The Politics Of Land Use Reform In New York: Challenges And Opportunities, Patricia E. Salkin
The Politics Of Land Use Reform In New York: Challenges And Opportunities, Patricia E. Salkin
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Judicial Review, Michael Herz
Environmental Justice And Title Vi: Making Recipient Agencies Justify Their Siting Decisions, Bradford Mank
Environmental Justice And Title Vi: Making Recipient Agencies Justify Their Siting Decisions, Bradford Mank
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Title VI prohibits federal agencies from providing funds to state or local agencies that discriminate. Environmental justice advocates have filed over fifty Title VI complaints with the EPA alleging that state or local environmental agencies have granted permits that will cause disparate impacts against minority groups. In February 1998, the EPA promulgated an Interim Guidance on Title VI to help the agency resolve these complaints. A wide range of state and local officials has criticized the Guidance because its vague definition of "disparate impact" may give the EPA too much discretion to find discrimination. This Article demonstrates, however, that the …