What Does executive order 12898 say?

E.O. 12898 directs federal agencies to: identify and address the disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of their actions on minority and low-income populations, to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law.

Is executive order 12898 still in effect?

Although amended by E.O. 12948 in 1995 to alter time frames for certain actions, E.O. 12898 has not been revoked and has continued to apply to executive departments and agencies.

Which US President signed executive order 12898 that called on all federal agencies to address environmental justice concerns in their operations?

President Clinton
Last April, on Earth Day, President Clinton called on federal agencies to ensure equal environmental protection to all Americans. Today’s Executive Order means that federal agencies will address environmental injustice –past, present, and future.

What is OEJ’s role in environmental justice?

OEJ’s mission is to facilitate Agency efforts to protect environment and public health in minority, low-income, tribal and other vulnerable communities by integrating environmental justice in all programs, policies and activities.

Who was president when Executive Order 12898 was issued?

59 FR 7629; February 16, 1994. Executive Order (E.O.) 12898 – Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations – was issued by President William J. Clinton in 1994.

What does Executive Order 11988 require federal agencies to do?

Executive Order 11988 requires federal agencies to avoid, to the extent possible, the long and short-term adverse impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of floodplains and to avoid direct and indirect support of floodplain development wherever there is a practicable alternative.

What was the purpose of the Executive Order?

Sec. 102. Purpose. This order builds on and reaffirms actions my Administration has already taken to place the climate crisis at the forefront of this Nation’s foreign policy and national security planning, including submitting the United States instrument of acceptance to rejoin the Paris Agreement.