As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turns 50, the federal government remains a laggard on environmental justice. We offer three forward-facing remedies to provide more just outcomes for environmental justice communities through the legal system: refocusing criminal enforcement efforts to prioritize environmental justice communities, further conceptualizing environmental justice communities as victims of crime in the legal system, and expanding the use of crime victim compensation targeted at environmental justice communities. These remedies will ensure that environmental justice communities are better protected from harm and will provide opportunities to better compensate victims.

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EPA进入半个世纪的历史探索环境正义的前景

随着美国环境保护署（US Environmental Protection Agency）五十岁的到来，联邦政府对环境正义仍然remains之以鼻。我们提供三种前瞻性的补救措施，以通过法律体系为环境正义社区提供更公正的结果：重新将刑事执法工作的重点放在优先考虑环境正义社区的位置上，进一步将环境正义社区概念化为法律体系中的犯罪受害者，以及扩大对环境正义社区的使用。针对环境正义社区的犯罪受害者补偿。这些补救措施将确保环境正义社区得到更好的保护，免受伤害，并提供机会更好地赔偿受害者。