Biden prioritizes environmental justice with executive orders.

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Biden prioritizes environmental justice with executive orders.
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President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing every federal agency to work towards "environmental justice for all" and improve the lives of communities hit hardest by toxic pollution and climate change. The order establishes a new Office of Environmental Justice within the White House to coordinate efforts across the government and requires federal agencies to notify communities if toxic substances are released from a federal facility. The order aims to reverse years of policies that hurt Black and other minority communities and hold the federal government accountable for the impact of its policies on low-income, Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities facing dangerous hazards.

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