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The Trump administration disbanded the White House Department of Environmental Justice, established under Biden, arguing it falls under DEI initiatives they aim to eliminate. Jalonne White-Newsome, former chief environmental justice officer, defends the concept. This interview will discuss what environmental justice is (and isn’t) and why it remains important, particularly given the current administration’s stance. White-Newsome emphasizes the ongoing need for focused environmental protection and equitable distribution of environmental burdens, regardless of its categorization under broader DEI efforts.
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The Trump administration ended the White House Department of Environmental Justice, which was launched under the Biden administration.
The new administration said that the concept of “environmental justice” falls under the umbrella of DEI initiatives, which it seeks to abolish.
The former chief environmental justice officer for the Biden White House is in Rochester on Friday. We’re joined by Jalonne White-Newsome to discuss her views on what environmental justice is — and is not — and why she still thinks it matters.
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