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August 08, 2022

Democratic Bills Put Environmental Justice Front and Center

Lawmakers and Advocates Call for Codification of Clinton’s EO 12898

Apr 19, 2021
K Kaufmann
Federal Policy
"Environmental justice" came into the federal lexicon in 1994, when then-President Bill Clinton directed federal agencies to develop strategies for addressing the environmental impacts of their actions on minority and low-income communities. More than 25 years after Executive Order 12898, advocates told a recent hearing of the House Energy and...

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