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On January 27, 2021, President Biden directed the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) to create a climate and economic
justice screening tool. The purpose of the tool is to provide
socioeconomic, environmental, and climate information and data to
help inform decisions that may affect disadvantaged communities.
The tool is designed to assist Federal agencies in identifying
disadvantaged communities for the purposes of the Justice40
Initiative.
</div></div></div></div></div></div><divclass="grid-row grid-gap-lg j40-aboutcard-container "data-testid="grid"><divclass="grid-gap-lg tablet:grid-col"data-testid="grid"><divclass="grid-row j40-aboutcard-lg-card"data-testid="grid"><divclass="tablet:grid-col-3 j40-aboutpage-image-container"data-testid="grid"><imgclass="j40-aboutcard-image"alt="About the Justice40 Initiative"src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,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"/></div><divclass="tablet:grid-col-9"data-testid="grid"><divclass="grid-row"data-testid="grid"><h3class="j40-section-header">About the Justice40 Initiative</h3><divclass="j40-section-body">
The goal of the Justice40 Initiative is for 40 percent of
benefits of Federal programs in seven key areas to flow to
disadvantaged communities. These seven key areas are: climate
change, clean energy and energy efficiency, clean transit,
affordable and sustainable housing, training and workforce
development, remediation of legacy pollution, and clean water
Read more about the Justice40 Initiative in President Biden’s
<ahref="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/"target="_blank"rel="noreferrer">Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.</a>
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