Shuttered WHEJAC Might Continue Work Outside Of Federal Government

Members of the now-shuttered Biden-era White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) say they are considering continuing their role informally outside the federal government, where they would work with state and local governments to continue the group’s mission. Members of the council, along with Jalonne White Newsome, the former top White House environmental justice (EJ) official, also say they are working on a “Project 2029,” to further advance the panel’s work after the second Trump administration ends, a reference to...