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THE FEDERAL LAWYER The Magazine of the Federal Bar Association Volume 62, Issue Six JULY 2015 Judicial Profiles Hon. J. E. Sullivan page 47 FBA Events Annual Meeting and Convention Sept. 10–12 • Salt Lake City Federal Litigation Conference Oct. 27 • Washington, D.C. D.C. Indian Law Conference Nov. 10 • Washington, D.C. THE Untitled-2.indd 1 1/6/15 3:12 PM THE FEDERAL LAWYER The Magazine of the Federal Bar Association Volume 62, Issue Six EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief Becky Thorson July 2015: Transportation and Transportation Security Law [email protected] Deputy Editor in Chief Elizabeth Kronk Warner [email protected] Managing Editor 22 Sarah Perlman (571) 481-9100 Moving the World [email protected] 24 Book Review Editor Transportation Law Henry Cohen #transportation [email protected] By Thomas Lehrich Judicial Profile Editor By Samuel Negatu and Thomas Lehrich Hon. Michael Newman [email protected] Board Members 26 Gregory Arnold Andrew Doyle Anne Shea Gaza A Brief Flight Through Federal 34 Jonathan Hafen Rachel Hughey Airport Law Avenues to Foreign Investment Caroline Johnson Levine Tara Lundstrom By David Y. Bannard in China’s Shipping Industry Jordan Maglich Hon. Karoline Mehalchick Have Lease Financing Arrangements Bruce McKenna Glen McMurry and the Free Trade Zones Opened John Okray 49 Markets for Foreign Non-Bank Philip Schatz Investment? Jason Steed Transportation by the Numbers Michael Zuckerman By Rick Beaumont The Federal Lawyer (ISSN: 1080- 675X) is published 10 times per year, monthly, except for Jan./Feb. and Oct./Nov. when it is bimonthly, 50 by the Federal Bar Association, 1220 N. Fillmore St., Ste. 444, Arlington, 52 VA 22201 Tel. (571) 481-9100, Fax Proposed Rules for Small, (571) 481-9090, Email: [email protected]. 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Doyle Environmental Justice on the Move This edition of The Federal Lawyer focuses on federal the opportunity to enjoy the health and economic benefits of a clean transportation law, and this month’s At Sidebar addresses its intersec- environment.”7 tion with “environmental justice.” In 2011, the heads of 17 federal agencies executed a memorandum of understanding on environmental justice (EJ MOU).8 The EJ MOU What is “environmental justice” and its related federal policy? “declare[d] the continued importance of identifying and addressing en- Environmental justice, at its core, envisions that (1) all persons, re- vironmental justice considerations in agency programs, policies, and ac- gardless of whether they are part of a low-income or minority commu- tivities as provided in Executive Order 12898.”9 The EJ MOU also called nity, be provided with an equal opportunity to be heard before conse- for agencies to share their “environmental justice strategies and imple- quential environmental decisions are made or actions taken and (2) all mentation progress reports.”10 In particular, each agency agreed to: persons, regardless of their low-income, minority, or tribal status, bear (1) post on its Web page its environmental justice strategy and annual an equal share of associated burdens of pollution.1 We, as a society, have implementation progress reports, (2) provide the public with “mean- not achieved environmental justice.