Loyola Marymount environment conference caught in Trump’s DEI crackdown

Two empty chairs and soft music were all that filled Ahmanson Auditorium at Loyola Marymount University last week in what was supposed to be a panel discussion as part of its annual justice symposium.

A projector screen behind the chairs displayed why two sessions on air quality and environmental justice were canceled: An executive order from President Donald Trump cracking down on diversity initiatives led federal workers to back out of the conference at the Catholic school in Los Angeles.

The sudden withdrawal by employees with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice came amid the Trump administration blitz to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion policies in government, and wider efforts to curtail environmental policies and scientific data as part of plans to dramatically shrink and reshape the federal workforce.

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