Our Team
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In an effort to address historical environmental injustices, President Biden created the Justice40 Initiative on January @@ -75,13 +70,21 @@ const IndexPage = () => {
Read more about the Justice40 Initiative in President - Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at - Home and Abroad. + Biden’s + Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and + Abroad.
Areas of Focus
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A Transparent, Community-First Approach
+A Transparent, Community-First Approach
Successful initiatives are guided by direct input from the - communities they are serving. CEQ - commits - to transparency, inclusivity, and iteration in building this - screening tool. + communities they are serving. CEQ commits to transparency, + inclusivity, and iteration in building this screening tool.
- Transparent: The code and data behind the screening tool are - open source, meaning it is available - for the public to review and contribute to. This tool is - being developed publicly so that - communities, - academic experts, and anyone who’s interested can be - involved in the tool-building process. + Transparent: The code and data behind the screening + tool are open source, meaning it is available for the public + to review and contribute to. This tool is being developed + publicly so that communities, academic experts, and anyone + who’s interested can be involved in the tool-building + process.
- Inclusive: Many areas which lack investments also lack - environmental data and would be overlooked - using available environmental data. CEQ is actively reaching - out to groups that have historically - been excluded from decision-making, such as groups in rural - and tribal areas, to understand their - needs - and ask for their input. + Inclusive: Many areas which lack investments also + lack environmental data and would be overlooked using + available environmental data. CEQ is actively reaching out + to groups that have historically been excluded from + decision-making, such as groups in rural and tribal areas, + to understand their needs and ask for their input.
- Iterative: The initial community prioritization list - provided by the screening tool is the - beginning - of a collaborative process in score refinement, rather than - a final answer. CEQ has received - recommendations on data sets from community interviews, the - White House Environmental Justice - Advisory Council, and through public comment, but - establishing a score that is truly - representative - will be a long-term, ongoing process. As communities submit - feedback and recommendations, CEQ will - continue to improve the tools being built and the processes - for stakeholder and public engagement. + Iterative: The initial community prioritization list + provided by the screening tool is the beginning of a + collaborative process in score refinement, rather than a + final answer. CEQ has received recommendations on data sets + from community interviews, the White House Environmental + Justice Advisory Council, and through public comment, but + establishing a score that is truly representative will be a + long-term, ongoing process. As communities submit feedback + and recommendations, CEQ will continue to improve the tools + being built and the processes for stakeholder and public + engagement.
Timeline
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- -- Continuously engage with stakeholders and community members - to get feedback on the screening tool, - scoring, and overall process. -
- -- Continuously source data that meets data principles as - defined through community input. -
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