EPA Equity Official Sees Accountability As Crucial For Biden’s EJ Goals

EPA’s top environmental justice (EJ) official Matthew Tejeda says the Biden administration’s focus on a government-wide priority of elevating equity in decision-making is spurring the greatest-ever momentum for EJ, while cautioning that agencies must be held accountable on delivering tangible results in the near future. “A year from now, we’re going to have to be able to point to actual stuff, stuff that matters,” Tejada said on a May 11 Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) event titled, “What would real...