By Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome, Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer When President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14096 on Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, he called on the federal government to bring clean energy and healthy environments to all, and to recognize, undo, and mitigate harms to those who have suffered…
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Press Call by Vice President Harris on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Commitment to Environmental Justice
Via Teleconference 3:34 P.M. EST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Administrator Regan. And I have to tell you, it is my honor to serve with you in the President’s administration. The work that you have been doing has been bold, courageous, and transformative. So, thank you, Administrator Regan, for the introduction. And, to everyone, greetings. …
Executive Order on Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance environmental justice, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. To fulfill our Nation’s promises of justice, liberty, and equality, every person must have clean…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Ban Asbestos, Advancing Biden Cancer Moonshot
President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot is accelerating progress to prevent, detect, and treat cancer while boosting support for families facing cancer, including by undertaking an aggressive effort to protect families and workers from hazardous chemicals like known carcinogens. After more than three decades of inadequate protections, today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a historic…
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Sets First-Ever National Goal of Zero-Emissions Freight Sector, Announces Nearly $1.5 Billion to Support Transition to Zero-Emission Heavy-duty Vehicles
The U.S. freight system is vital to our nation’s economy. Trucks, ships, trains, and planes move 55 million tons of goods worth more than $49 billion every day, across a vast network that is essential to how Americans live and work. But while industry has made progress on reducing emissions from this sector, freight movement…
Leveraging Science and Technology for Environmental Justice
By Melanie Buser, OSTP Assistant Director for Environmental Health, Office of Science and Technology Policy Denice Ross, U.S. Chief Data Scientist, Office of Science and Technology Policy Karen Andrade, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Science and Technology Policy For decades, communities across America have faced environmental injustices from toxic pollution and other harms. These toxic…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Revitalize Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All
President Biden and Vice President Harris believe that every person has a right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live in a healthy community – now and into the future. During his first week in office, President Biden launched the most ambitious environmental justice agenda in our nation’s history. To continue delivering on…
Marking One Year of Progress since Release of First-Ever Ocean Climate Action Plan
When President Biden and Vice President Harris took office, they pledged to restore America’s climate leadership at home and abroad – and every day since, the Biden-Harris Administration has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate agenda in history. Last year, the White House released the first-ever Ocean Climate Action Plan (OCAP), a groundbreaking…
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Reforms to Modernize Environmental Reviews, Accelerate America’s Clean Energy Future, and Strengthen Public Input
Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule would implement new permitting efficiencies included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act WASHINGTON – Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule that would fully implement and build upon new permitting efficiencies directed by Congress under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. CEQ’s Bipartisan Permitting Reform…
ICYMI: White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Advances Biden-Harris Administration Climate Agenda During COP28
Since day one, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have treated climate change as the existential threat of our time. The Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda has already led to more than $350 billion in private investment commitments in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing, clean power plants, and clean energy…
