Rose Garden 2:26 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, thank you, Catherine. I appreciate that very much. And I’m sure you all love sitting in the sun here. (Laughter.) But it could be worse; it could be raining. It’s a beautiful day, as that old phrase used to go — “a beautiful day in…
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Biden Takes Action to Build Healthy Communities and Advance Environmental Justice
Yesterday President Biden signed an executive order to further embed environmental justice into the work of federal agencies, bring clean energy and healthy environments to all, and recognize, undo, and mitigate harm to those who have suffered from toxic pollution and other environmental burdens like climate change. During his first week in office, President Biden launched…
Biden-Harris Administration Unveils First-Ever Strategy to Advance Environmental Justice for Communities That Rely on the Ocean and Marine Resources
U.S. Ocean Justice Strategy Will Integrate Principles of Equity and Environmental Justice in Federal Ocean Activities DUBAI – During the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (COP28) today, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled the first-ever U.S. Ocean Justice Strategy to advance environmental justice for communities that rely on the ocean and Great Lakes for economic, cultural, spiritual,…
Biden-Harris Administration Unveils First-Ever Strategy to Advance Environmental Justice for Communities That Rely on the Ocean and Marine Resources
During the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (COP28) today, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled the first-ever U.S. Ocean Justice Strategy to advance environmental justice for communities that rely on the ocean and Great Lakes for economic, cultural, spiritual, recreational, and food security purposes. For the first time, the federal government is outlining how it will integrate…
FACT SHEET: Inflation Reduction Act Advances Environmental Justice
Most Significant Climate Legislation in U.S. History Delivers for Overburdened Communities By signing the Inflation Reduction Act, President Biden is delivering on his promise to build an economy that works for working families, including communities that have been underinvested and underserved for too long. President Biden and Congressional Democrats beat back special interests to pass…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Budget Lowers Energy Costs, Combats the Climate Crisis, and Advances Environmental Justice
In the two years since taking office, the President’s leadership to tackle the climate crisis has boosted U.S. manufacturing and deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies, put the United States on a durable path aligned with limiting warming to 1.5 °C, galvanized global action by partners and the private sector, and advanced environmental justice. On…
FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Budget Lowers Energy Costs, Combats the Climate Crisis, and Advances Environmental Justice
In the two years since taking office, the President’s leadership to tackle the climate crisis has boosted U.S. manufacturing and deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies, put the United States on a durable path aligned with limiting warming to 1.5 °C, galvanized global action by partners and the private sector, and advanced environmental justice. On…
Fact Sheet: A Year Advancing Environmental Justice
White House Marks Year of Progress Since President Biden Activated All of Government to Advance Environmental Justice Nearly one year ago on January 27, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, laying the foundation for the most ambitious environmental justice agenda ever undertaken by an Administration…
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Advances Environmental Justice
For far too long, too many communities across America have faced environmental injustices – from bearing the brunt of toxic pollution, underinvestment in infrastructure and critical services, and disproportionate exposure to the impacts of climate change. Since day one, President Biden has committed to using every lever at his disposal to address these inequities, advance…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces American Climate Corps Listening Sessions, New Actions to Mobilize the Next Generation of Clean Energy, Conservation, and Resilience Workers
To register for virtual listening sessions and learn more about this groundbreaking initiative, visit: www.whitehouse.gov/climatecorps $2 billion program from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda includes option to create career pathways that advance environmental justice through American Climate Corps In September, President Biden announced the launch of the American Climate Corps, a groundbreaking, workforce training and…
