Top congressional Democrats are calling on the Biden administration to bolster its commitment to environmental justice and ensure that the Inflation Reduction Act's climate investments help disadvantaged communities.
Jalonne L. White-Newsome, an academic who has worked in government and with grass-roots activists, was selected to be the Council on Environmental Quality’s new senior director for environmental justice.
Members of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council criticized the administration's recent announcement that race will not be used to decide where to direct federal climate-related spending.
Communities of color bear a disproportionate burden from pollution, research shows. But using race to allocate federal help could result in legal problems.
The president-elect said he has chosen a team that prioritizes making clean energy jobs and environmental protection a cornerstone of his economic plans.
