Not all communities in the United States face the same risks for ... developed by the White House Council on Environmental Quality in 2022 in response to the Justice 40 initiative from the ...

Justice40 is a federal cross-agency initiative intended to provide targeted infrastructure investments to communities that are disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change.

President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14008, or “Justice 40,” on Jan. 27, 2021. The executive order requires that 40 percent of all federal investments go to disadvantaged communities.

By explicitly targeting that 40 percent of federal climate investments reach these communities, the Justice 40 Initiative hopes to combat the legacy of disinvestment and equitably distribute the ...

Environmental Justice? Not if Project 2025 Has a Say. On the chopping block: Biden-era programs to ensure that clean energy, air, water, and soil are available to the people who need it the most ...

As climate change makes environmental degradation inescapable, Justice 40 may prove mitigation efforts are more effectively crafted in a community center than Congress.

BEAVER FALLS ― Community members and local leaders are being invited to attend a workshop focused on developing environmental justice projects in the region. The workshop event will be hosted by ...