The EPA 'is committed to advancing environmental justice and incorporating equity considerations into all aspects of our work,' the letter said.
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to advancing environmental justice and incorporating equity considerations into all aspects of our work, including permitting, enforcement and cleanup activities under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to ensure that historic and ongoing impacts of contamination on overburden communities are fully considered and addressed," the letter read.
The former wood treatment site closed in the 1980s but currently ranks above the 80th percentile for all 11 environmental justice indices used by the EPA, including potential diesel matter exposure, air toxics cancer risk, respiratory hazards and more.
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