Chamber of Commerce Warns Against Enviro Justice Legislation.(US CHAMBER of Commerce asks President Clinton to shelve a proposed Environmental Protection Agency policy on "environmental justice" for inner cities and other economically disadvantaged areas)

Chemical Market Reporter, May, 1998 by Hess, Glenn

THE US CHAMBER of Commerce is calling on President Clinton to shelve a proposed Environmental Protection Agency policy on "environmental justice," charging it contradicts the economic development goals of empowerment zones and other programs designed to help America's inner cities and other economically disadvantaged areas.

In a May 5 letter, chamber president Thomas J. Donohue urged the Presidentto direct EPA to withdraw a guidance document issued earlier this year "because of the significant adverse impact" the policy would have on "economic growth and job opportunities in low income and minority communities." He also asserted that, if implemented. the guidelines would undermine an array of federal policies to help disadvantaged areas, including job...

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