Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman

In an executive order last year, President Trump said he would eliminate disparate impact protections, calling them unconstitutional.

For NPR News, I'm Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman.

The DOT is dropping disparate impact protections.

That's the part of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that says federally funded projects can't discriminate against protected classes, even if it's unintentional.

Laurel Padgett Seekins of the non-profit firm Public Advocate says Title VI forced everything from transit agencies to highway projects to ensure they weren't causing unintentional harm.

In an executive order last year, President Trump said he would eliminate disparate impact protections, calling them unconstitutional.

For NPR News, I'm Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman.