What is an Environmental Justice Scorecard? – By Melissa Rayworth (Federal Times) / Sept 16, 2022
In signing the Inflation Reduction Act last month, President Biden said he was delivering on his promise to build an economy that works for working families, including communities that have been underinvested and often exposed to environmental risks.
“For far too long, communities across our country have faced environmental injustices, bearing the brunt of toxic pollution, enduring underinvestment in infrastructure and critical services, and suffering disproportionate impacts from climate change,” he said.
The Inflation Reduction Act advances the “Justice40 Initiative,” which Biden said will deliver benefits of climate and clean energy investments to disadvantaged communities, furthering the cause of environmental justice. The White House has said it would publish an annual Environmental Justice Scorecard detailing agency environmental justice performance.
At the moment, the Scorecard is still a work-in-progress. But it’s coming closer to completion.
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