WHEJAC Members Tout Alternate Screening Tool To Advocate For J40 Funds

Two White House environmental justice (EJ) advisors say they hope that communities that fail to qualify for so-called Justice40 funds using a Biden administration screening tool that precludes race as a factor will be able to use their just-launched alternative tool that includes race to advocate for why they should be eligible to receive the funds. One of the goals of the alternative tool is to be able to serve as a “rapid response” when a community needs data to...