Done right, experts say, the Justice40 program could designate millions or billions of dollars to communities in need and employ extensive planning and analysis. States across the country have not historically valued environmental justice, climate or science, he said. The Biden administration enlisted more than two dozen advisers from various environmental justice groups for its White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, which created a specific Justice40 working group. Water-deprived Indian reservation could be candidates for Justice40 funding. But no specific towns or cities have yet been highlighted by the Justice40 program.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2021 09:01 UTC