Financing Our Future: Justice40's Legacy Beyond November
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In the first days of his term, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, introducing the Justice40 initiative and setting important...
show moreAs with any ambitious government spending plan, Justice40 has been subject to scrutiny of the administration’s ability to deliver on its intentions. Since January of 2024, the initiative has faced criticisms for its difficult grant application process and inconsistent tracking of where associated benefits and dollars are touching ground in the U.S.
Other developments over the summer of 2024 have also undermined public confidence in Justice40. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of the Chevron doctrine with its Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision introduced doubts by eliminating a forty-year-old precedent of deferring to agency interpretations of ambiguous federal laws. President Biden’s subsequent withdrawal from the presidential race in July has added to the uncertain outlook.
With Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, it remains to be seen whether Justice40 in its current form will carry over among a new administration’s priorities.
Environmental justice will remain a critical focus for many Ten Across communities whether Justice40 is renewed or not. And though there may be room for improvement, the initiative increased federal support where it has long been needed most and drew national attention to important climate and equity issues.
Listen in as Ten Across founder Duke Reiter talks with Chitra Kumar, a former director in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, about her observations of renewed vigor for environmental justice across federal agencies and the internal culture shift that resulted from the work of the Justice40 Initiative.
*Note: In this discussion, the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool is sometimes referred to by its acronym, “CJEST.”*
Articles/resources referenced in this discussion:
Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
“Strengthening Justice40” (Chitra Kumar, The Equation, April 25, 2024)
“Why the White House’s Justice40 is an Important Tool to Build On” (Chitra Kumar, The Equation, April 25, 2024)
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