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Executive order: “the President is working to ensure that all people – regardless of race, background, income, ability, Tribal affiliation, or zip code – can benefit from the vital safeguards enshrined in our nation’s foundational environmental + civil rights laws” #EarthWeek
“That means cleaner air and water, reduced risk for asthma, cancer, and other health burdens, and better access to green space, safe and affordable housing, and clean transportation.”
The new Executive Order, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, will: 
In addition announcing other new steps:
-Publishing the first-ever Environmental Justice Scorecard.
-Taking new steps to combat plastic pollution in communities.
-Launching the White House Campaign for Environmental Justice.
-Announcing new Justice40 covered programs
-Publishing the first-ever Environmental Justice Scorecard.
-Taking new steps to combat plastic pollution in communities.
-Launching the White House Campaign for Environmental Justice.
-Announcing new Justice40 covered programs
Pres Biden’s Justice40 Initiative “is delivering 40 percent of the overall benefits of federal climate, clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, clean water, and other investments to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized and overburdened by pollution.”
things we assumed we had but didn’t: “The Environmental Protection Agency is working to combat air and water pollution by proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for PFAS” #EarthDay
More on that here: epa.gov/newsreleases/b…
More on that here: epa.gov/newsreleases/b…
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