Biden EJ Guide Offers ‘Key’ Climate Step But Supports CCS, Nuclear

The Biden administration has issued interim guidance to ensure low-income and minority neighborhoods benefit from federal investments to address climate change, but the long-awaited document falls short of calls from White House advisors who had urged officials to phase out support for fossil fuels and nuclear energy by 2030. The July 20 interim guidance , issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), aims to implement President Joe Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, which...