路易斯安那州联邦法官永久阻止EPA使用《民权法》来维护州的环境公正。 Louisiana federal judge permanently blocks EPA from using Civil Rights Act for environmental justice in the state.

路易斯安那州一名联邦法官永久性地阻止环保局使用《公民权利法》第六章打击州内的环境不公正, A federal judge in Louisiana has permanently blocked the EPA from using Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to combat environmental injustices in the state, ruling that the federal civil rights law does not allow the agency to consider cumulative or "disparate" environmental harms. 法官的裁决使1月发布的初步禁令成为永久禁令,使经济伙伴关系署无法对路易斯安那州的实体执行民权保护,并且不要求将遵守这些标准作为联邦财政援助的条件。 The judge's ruling, which makes permanent a preliminary injunction issued in January, prevents the EPA from enforcing civil rights protections against entities in Louisiana and requires no compliance with those standards as a condition for federal financial assistance.