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This executive order directs federal agencies to make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high adverse human health or environmental effects of its activities on minority and lowincome populations. This eo affirms that agencies shall meet such statutory requirements in a manner that increases efficiency, optimizes performance, eliminates unnecessary use of. Executive order 12891 advisory committee on human radiation experiments signed. Executive order 12898, environmental justice for low income. Nothing herein shall limit the effect or mandate of executive order no. In order to promote public education and public safety, equal justice for all, a better informed citizenry, the rule of law, world trade and world peace, this legal document is hereby made available on a noncommercial basis, as it is the right of all humans to. The data set was split into sites discovered before 1994 and sites discovered in.
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In 1994, president clinton issued executive order eo 12898, federal actions to address environmental justice in. Executive order 12,898 and title vi as tools for achieving environmental justice, pursuant to public law 103 419. The white house office of the press secretary executive. Summary of executive order 12898 federal actions to address. Access to classified information the national interest requires that certain information be maintained in confidence through a system of classification in order to protect our citizens, our democratic institutions, and our participation within the community of nations. Environmental justice milestones and accomplishments. Home federal register executive orders disposition tables 1994 executive orders disposition tables. Whereas, on march 7, 2020, i issued executive order number 202, declaring a state disaster emergency for the entire state of new york. Whereas, executive order 12898 further required, within two 2 years of issuance, that the thencovered agencies provide to the interagency working group a progress report on implementation of the agencys environmental justice strategy, executive order 12898, sec. The commission heard testimony from the epa, experts. Executive order 11246 equal employment opportunity u. Accordingly, through the implementation executive order 12898 and of our environmental justice strategy, the department continues to achieve meaningful results as we work on a variety of fronts, utilizing the authorities at our disposal, to help make environmental justice a reality for all communities.
Its purpose is to focus federal attention on the environmental and human health effects of federal actions on minority and lowincome populations with the goal. To avoid such inequities in future federal activities, president clinton issued executive order eo 12898, which requires federal agencies to consider. Executive order 12898 of february 11, 1994 federal actions to address environmental justice in minority populations and lowincome populations by the authority vested in me as president by the constitution and the laws of the united states of america, it is hereby ordered as follows. Environmental protection in the trump era chapter 2 what the twoforone executive order on regulation means for environmental law chapter 2.
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