The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has terminated three high-profile civil rights complaints, dealing a blow to majority-Black Communities that filed them and the EPA's authority to enforce Title VI, which prohibits discrimination in federally funded programs. The cases involved the region known as "Cancer Alley" in Louisiana, where chemical plants are concentrated near Black communities. The EPA's move follows a lawsuit by Louisiana's attorney general, alleging abuses of power during complaint negotiations. The terminated cases would have required changes to the state's permitting process to address disproportionate pollution in minority communities. Environmental advocates and residents have criticized the decision.

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