Some great reporting here from E&E:

💥 Biden admin is counting #CCS spending as part of its #Justice40 initiative, against the recs of EJ advisory comm

💥 A June meeting with EJ groups was perceived as a "sales pitch" for CCS, and prompted a strong statement in response

💥 "Bad actors that fail to enforce environmental regulations are in the process of being approved to hold primary permitting authority over CCS projects."

💥 https://www.dscej.org/the-latest/statement-by-environmental-justice-organizations-on-the-national-symposium-on-climate-justice-carbon-management

https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/08/22/down-your-throat-biden-pushes-ccs-on-polluted-places-00110876

🗺️ The federal government is investing billions to rebuild #infrastructure, revitalize #USManufacturing, and create a #CleanEconomy. Our new map can help leaders get it to hard-hit communities that have endured decades of divestment. https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/resources/hard-hit-communities-map/ #Justice40 #EnergyCommunities #BIL #InflationReductionAct #CHIPS

The Hill: #EnvironmentalJustice #investors: It’s the demand-side, stupid!

*Two grant programs totaling $27 billion, both part of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, will launch later this year.

But that funding will go underutilized, and we will fail to fully leverage this historical investment, without significant attention to two barriers to adoption and scale of #greenhousegas-reducing efforts in #Justice40 communities.

#ESG

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3878357-environmental-justice-investors-its-the-demand-side-stupid/

RT @weact4ej
🎉We're celebrating the 2 year anniversary of the signing of #POTUS' EO 140008 & the incredible advances made for #environmentaljustice. We're excited to continue moving forward #Justice40 & connecting our communities to resources they need! #EJ4All #Justice40rward @EJForum

NEW: @A_JustClimate launched its updated Resource Guide to explain #Justice40 and updated information on funding opportunities in its interactive Funding Finder tool. You can now filter programs by recipient eligibility and federal agency! Check it out: https://ajustclimate.org/justice40_funding.html

Hi peeps. A little late with my #introduction.

I'm a technologist with both startup and enterprise leadership experience. I've managed engineering teams at #Yahoo, #MongoDB and #Venmo.

Most recently I was a Staff Engineer at #USDS and developed the backend for the #Justice40 CEJST tool for the White House. I teach #python and #flask and have been a #Udemy and #Youtube instructor since 2014. I also love #cooking, #photography and learning new technologies.

Looking forward to meeting you here!

So proud of the team for launching v 1 of the #Justice40 Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. It's one of the coolest projects I've ever worked on, b/c:

* it's fully open source + replicable end-to-end
* it incorporates community + #environmentaljustice expert feedback into data use, policy, + user interface
* users can submit feedback for any census tract, to ground-truth the data/algorithm
* the open source community around it is so engaged + helpful

https://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov

RT @JWhiteNewsome46@twitter.com

Excited to announce the launch of version 1.0 of the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool that will help agencies identify communities that can benefit from the #Justice40 Initiative! Let’s continue to make our government #EJStrong!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/news-updates/2022/11/22/biden-harris-administration-launches-version-1-0-of-climate-and-economic-justice-screening-tool-key-step-in-implementing-president-bidens-justice40-initiative/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JWhiteNewsome46/status/1595093187059929088