States boost environmental justice as

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Federal environmental justice programs face rollback under Trump administration policy changes, including elimination of Title VI disparate-impact enforcement and EJ grant terminations. States including California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are simultaneously expanding their own EJ programs. Regulated entities must monitor state compliance requirements and submit comments on pending rules like Minnesota's air quality proposals by July 17, 2026.

• •Federal EJ programs being rolled back; DOJ eliminated Title VI disparate-impact regulations used for civil rights enforcement
• •States expanding EJ programs and regulations independently (CA, IL, MA, NY, PA, VA)
• •Regulated entities must monitor state compliance requirements and submit comments on pending rules by specific deadlines

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