The White House Office of Environmental Justice was established by an executive order that President Biden signed on Friday. According to aides, the goal is to prevent poverty, race, and ethnicity from worsening exposure to pollution and environmental impact. "Environmental justice will be the mission of the entire government woven directly into how we work with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments," Biden said at a Rose Garden event.
In order to minimize any harm, the directive directs executive branch agencies to employ data and scientific study to comprehend how pollution harms people's health. According to the directive, executive agencies would have to notify neighboring towns if harmful materials were leaked from a government site, according to the AP.
The directive increases the pressure on government agencies and the White House to fulfill commitments made by the Biden administration to improve the environment in underprivileged and racialized areas and to prepare them for the impacts of climate change. When it comes to keeping this pledge, the government has had mixed success. In his speech, Biden attempted to contrast his platform with that of Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
In order to reduce energy costs, GOP legislators have called for less regulation of oil production. However, the Biden administration claims that these calls will favor very successful oil businesses and cede control of the renewable energy industry to the Chinese.
In order to manage a share of the $60 billion Democratic investment in environmental justice efforts made possible by last year's Inflation Reduction Act, the EPA last year established its own Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights by combining three already-existing EPA programs. According to the Hill, Biden said on Friday that "the MAGA Republicans in Congress want to repeal climate protections" in the bill. "Consider turning your back on all those parents living in polluted cities and telling them, 'Sorry, you're on your own,'" he said. Vice President Kamala Harris was visiting Miami as part of the commitment to make a $562 million investment to help safeguard communities from the effects of climate change.
In order to minimize any harm, the directive directs executive branch agencies to employ data and scientific study to comprehend how pollution harms people's health. According to the directive, executive agencies would have to notify neighboring towns if harmful materials were leaked from a government site, according to the AP.
The directive increases the pressure on government agencies and the White House to fulfill commitments made by the Biden administration to improve the environment in underprivileged and racialized areas and to prepare them for the impacts of climate change. When it comes to keeping this pledge, the government has had mixed success. In his speech, Biden attempted to contrast his platform with that of Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
In order to reduce energy costs, GOP legislators have called for less regulation of oil production. However, the Biden administration claims that these calls will favor very successful oil businesses and cede control of the renewable energy industry to the Chinese.
In order to manage a share of the $60 billion Democratic investment in environmental justice efforts made possible by last year's Inflation Reduction Act, the EPA last year established its own Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights by combining three already-existing EPA programs. According to the Hill, Biden said on Friday that "the MAGA Republicans in Congress want to repeal climate protections" in the bill. "Consider turning your back on all those parents living in polluted cities and telling them, 'Sorry, you're on your own,'" he said. Vice President Kamala Harris was visiting Miami as part of the commitment to make a $562 million investment to help safeguard communities from the effects of climate change.
