EPA looks to crack down on polluters in minority communities

The Environmental Protection Agency is promising a new wave of crackdowns on polluters in low-income and tribal communities, as it looks to become something more akin to a community activist over the next four years, according to a new strategic plan issued Thursday.

The EPA’s four-year Environmental Justice 2020 strategic plan would increase its role as the principal federal arbiter of environmental equality for minorities and low-income people across all agencies, its regulations and in its enforcement and compliance actions targeting polluters.