Biden Signs Executive Order Establishing Office of Environmental Justice

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to expand on his administration's environmental justice goals, which include delivering clean air and water to communities nationwide.

The first of its kind order establishes the Office of Environmental Justice at the White House.

"For far too long, communities across our country have faced persistent environmental injustice through toxic pollution, underinvestment in infrastructure and critical services, and other disproportionate environmental harms often due to a legacy of racial discrimination including redlining," White House officials sai...