White House Launches HHS Office Dedicated To Environmental Justice

By Jessica Karins / May 31, 2022 at 5:17 PM
The White House has established an HHS office charged with protecting the health of vulnerable communities by dealing with pollution, climate change and other environmental issues. The new office will be part of the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, which President Biden created by executive order in 2021 . The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as “the HHS-wide hub for environmental justice policy, programming, and analysis,” the White House announced Tuesday (May 31). It will lead initiatives...

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