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The Amended Complaint also alleges discriminatory treatment and racially disparate impacts in ADEM’s pattern and practice of permitting and other Clean Air Act activities for sources located in and near the City of Mobile’s Africatown Planning Area and other predominantly Black communities in Mobile County, Alabama.  \nSincerely,  \nSara L. Laumann  \nPrincipal  \nLaumann Legal, LLC  \n3800 Buchtel Blvd. S. \\#100236 Denver, CO 80210 [sara@laumannlegal.com](sara@laumannlegal.com)  \n(303) 619-4373  \nKristi M. Smith  \nPrincipal  \nSmith Environmental Law LLC 7305 Marietta Ave.  \nSt. Louis, MO 63143 [kristi@smithenvironmentallaw.com](kristi@smithenvironmentallaw.com)[ ](kristi@smithenvironmentallaw.com)(202) 540-0234  \nAMENDED TITLE VI COMPLAINT  \nTable of Contents  \nI. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 1  \nA. Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permits ........................................................ 3  \nII. Parties ..................................................................................................................... 5  \nA. Complainants .................................................................................................... 5  \nB. Recipients .......................................................................................................... 6  \nIII. Jurisdiction ............................................................................................................. 7  \nA. Program............................................................................................................. 7  \nB. Federal Funding ............................................................................................... 7  \nC. Timeliness ......................................................................................................... 8  \nD. Other Prudential Factors ............................................................................... 10  \nIV. Factual Background ............................................................................................. 11  \nA. History of the Impacted Communities........................................................... 11  \n1. Historical Discussion of Africatown’s Origins and Significance................ 11  \n2. A Summary of Africatown’s Marginalization within Mobile since its Founding ............................................................................................................... 12  \n3. Africatown and the Impacted Communities Today ................................... 18  \n4. The Demographics of the Impacted Communities ..................................... 20  \n5. The Health and Pollution Burdens Affecting the Impacted Communities and Adverse Impacts ............................................................................................ 24  \nB. The Sources and Operating Permit Histories ............................................... 31  \n1. AL Bulk Terminal ....................................................................................... 32  \n2. Alabama Shipyard ....................................................................................... 32  \n3. Kimberly-Clark............................................................................................ 32  \n4. Plains Marketing ......................................................................................... 32  \n5. UOP.............................................................................................................. 32  \nC. Clean Air Act Title V Petition and Related Administrator’s Order ............. 35  \nD. ADEM’s Practice of Issuing These Five Permits Over the One-Week Period Significantly Impacted the Number of Issues Complainants Could Raise in Their CAA Title V Petition ................................................................................................ 37  \nE. The Five Facilities are Located in and close to the City of Mobile’s","cbCaicLsukvvJkdz","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicLsukvvJkdz","pdf",16012047,117,"English","# I. Introduction\n## A. Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permits\n# II. Parties\n## A. Complainants\n## B. Recipients\n# III. Jurisdiction\n## A. Program\n## B. Federal Funding\n## C. Timeliness\n## D. Other Prudential Factors\n# IV. Factual Background\n## A. History of the Impacted Communities\n## B. The Sources and Operating Permit Histories\n## C. Clean Air Act Title V Petition and Related Administrator’s Order\n## D. ADEM’s Practice of Issuing These Five Permits\n## E. The Five Facilities are Located in and close to the City of Mobile’s Africatown Planning Area\n# V. Legal Background: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and EPA’s Implementing Regulations\n# VI. 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