2020 Policy Tracker: Opportunity
Environmental Equity
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Joe Biden
Joe Biden addresses environmental equity in his “Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice”. It will:
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“Stand up to the abuse of power by polluters who disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities.”
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“Reinstate federal protections, rolled back by the Trump Administration, that were designed to protect communities.”
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“Make it a priority for all agencies to engage in community-driven approaches to develop solutions for environmental injustices affecting communities of color, low-income, and indigenous communities.”
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“Ensure the Environmental Protection Agency brought cases against the worst corporate polluters.”
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Understand that “resiliency investments can raise property values and push lower-income families out of their neighborhoods. Climate change mitigation efforts must consciously protect low-income communities from “green gentrification.”
Additionally, In his “Build Back Better” plan, Biden will:
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“Set a goal that disadvantaged communities receive 40% of overall benefits of spending in the areas of clean energy and energy efficiency deployment; clean, accessible transit and transportation; affordable and sustainable housing; training and workforce development; remediation and reduction of legacy pollution; and development of critical clean water infrastructure.”
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“Ensure clean, safe drinking water and water infrastructure is a right in all communities – rural to urban to tribal lands, rich and poor.”
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“Clean up and redeveloping abandoned and underused Brownfield properties, old power plants and industrial facilities, landfills, abandoned mines, and other idle community assets.”
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s campaign platform does not address environmental equity.