st<\/sup> century mining with national security and civil rights implications will not be quick or easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFor Professor Benjamin, justice is central to the controversy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile new regulations by the EPA, NHTSA and the BLM would be important components of a just EV transition, environmental and racial justice are complex regulatory problems, and these new rules may not do enough, on their own, to address all elements of environmental justice,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile administrative law does pose constraints to justice-oriented agency action, these constraints are not insurmountable. Agencies have both regulatory and non-regulatory options available to them. They should exercise all of these options to ensure that the transition to EVs is a just and equitable one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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