Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, has introduced legislation with 22 GOP co-sponsors that would repeal President Biden's executive order on"environmental justice."
The focus on"environmental justice" means"every federal agency must take into account environmental and health impacts on communities and the work to prevent those negative impacts," Biden said during a signing ceremony on April 21. also recognized that"racism is a fundamental driver of environmental injustice." It directs federal agencies to consider and prevent disproportionate impacts of environmental and health harms on poor and minority communities.
President Biden signs an executive order on new actions to advance environmental justice, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 21, 2023."Despite the nationwide education crisis caused by COVID-19 school closures, Biden’s Department of Education is using its resources to force climate change propaganda on children.
"This is weaponization of the federal government at its worst. I am proud to lead the charge against this incredibly harmful Executive Order," Pfluger added. President Biden talks to EPA Administrator Michael Regan after signing an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice, in the Rose Garden of the White House April 21, 2023, in Washington, D.C.