EPA prodded on minority areas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rep. Thomas Bliley, chairman of the House Commerce Committee, told the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday to give states and other interest groups greater say in controversial "environmental justice" programs. Earlier this year, the EPA issued an interim policy statement explaining how it would ensure that minority neighborhoods were adequately protected from the effects of pollution. The EPA wants to combine federal environmental regulation with civil rights issues in enforcing the 1964 Civil Rights Act after studies showed pollution laws were more strictly applied in mostly white areas than in black ones. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557044406-e47>
