The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it is opening an investigation into the California Environmental Protection Agency, including the powerful California Air Resources Board, over potentially discriminatory employment practices.

In a notice addressed to CalEPA Secretary Yana Garcia, the Department of Justice said its investigation will determine whether the state agency is “engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination based on race, color, sex, and national origin” in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

“In publicly available guidance documents, CalEPA highlights ‘hiring, promotion and retention practices and policies’ that indicate it may be using protected characteristics to ‘advance racial equity,’” the DOJ wrote in a news release accompanying the n

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