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Environmental Markets | Emissions
April 22, 2024
Climate and Environmental Justice Core Components of Biden Administration’s Policy Agenda
Federal agencies continue to make progress in integrating environmental justice into their operations and programs.
The Biden administration has been resolute in its efforts to integrate environmental justice and equity into agency operations. From launching the Environmental Justice Scorecard to allocating billions of dollars in funding for…Read the full report
Key Takeaways
- The Biden administration has expanded the list of federal programs covered by the Justice40 initiative to include initiatives funded through the Inflation Reduction Act.
- FERC has established a public participation office, held its first environmental justice roundtable, and also conditioned a natural gas infrastructure project authorization on mitigating environmental justice impacts.
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has stayed the implementation of its recently adopted climate-related disclosure rules pending judicial review of consolidated challenges.
