Environmental justice groups block Mary Nichols’ path to EPA
4 years ago

Environmental justice groups block Mary Nichols’ path to EPA

LA Times  

Mary Nichols has led the California Air Resources Board since 2007. More than any other climate policy she has pursued, Nichols’ role in championing California’s cap-and-trade program has angered environmental justice groups. “There’s no one who’s done as much as she has on greenhouse gas reduction or on criteria pollutants — no one,” said Air Resources Board member Hector De La Torre. “The experience has largely been that Ms. Nichols has not meaningfully engaged or listened to CEJA’s member and partner organizations’ concerns,” said Gladys Limón, executive director of the California Environmental Justice Alliance. “And the policies she’s advanced have been deeply flawed and exacerbated racial inequities.” Nichols, 75, a former environmental lawyer, was first appointed to lead the Air Resources Board in 1979 by Gov.

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