• Announcement about the national office was made by Biden’s top environmental official, Michael Reagan, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator.
• The office will distribute $3 billion in block grants to underserved communities burdened by pollution.
• Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights is comprised of more than 200 current staff members in 10 U.S. regions.
• The office will merge three existing EPA programs to oversee a part of the $60 billion investment in environmental justice initiatives created by the Democrat-led Inflation Reduction Act.
• Biden will nominate an assistant administrator, who will need Senate confirmation, to lead the office.

Tagged: Biden's America