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DEQ asks Virginians how to best engage environmental justice communities during permitting process

Shannon Heckt
Posted 7/24/26

When the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality reviews permits for proposed projects that would impact water, air, or land, the agency must consider whether projects would be in or near environmental justice communities, areas that are low-income or whose residents are mostly people of color who experience a disproportionate rate of environmental harm.  Now, state […]

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