President Biden Issued Executive Order 14096 to Advance Environmental Justice

 President Biden issued Executive Order 14096, supplementing the 1994 EO 12898 with a wide range of agency mandates and new initiatives aimed at advancing environmental justice across the federal government, including defining the relevant communities of concern, the types of environmental and human health effects agencies should consider, mechanisms to ensure meaningful community engagement, and initiatives to fill EJ-related data gaps. The order also creates the first government-wide definition of environmental justice. For more information, see EELP’s explainer and analysis of key updates in EO 14096.