(The Center Square) — A bill promoting environmental justice will likely be heading to the governor’s desk, despite the Trump administration forcing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to put its environmental justice workers on leave.
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(The Center Square) — A bill promoting environmental justice will likely be heading to the governor’s desk, despite the Trump administration forcing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to put its environmental justice workers on leave.
Sen. Lamont Babgy, D-Richmond, is carrying a bill this session that would require larger cities and counties in the commonwealth to consider incorporating an environmental justice strategy in their comprehensive plans each time they’re under review.
A comprehensive plan is a policy document a locality creates that provides a roadmap for how it plans to grow and develop into the future. Virginia law has required since 1980 that all local governments develop and adopt a comprehensive plan, and it also stipulates that the plans must be reviewed at least once every five years.
