Brian Lerer on WMIC, we continue in the Health and Climate Tuesday section of the show,

discussing the many policy changes being made in those areas for this Tuesday, May 6th, day 107 of the Trump

administration. We set aside this block as a scheduled thing, for those of you don't know, to make

sure the big changes in those areas don't get lost in the crush of headlines about other things

that might seem more pressing on any given day. And here's an example.

Did you know that back on day 1, January 20th, inauguration day itself, President Trump canceled

a whole list of previous executive orders that had aimed to promote environmental justice.

Ending environmental justice programs was a big enough priority to make the cut on day one.

You ready for some of these?

He rescinded a Biden one explicitly called revitalizing our nation's commitment to environmental justice for all.

That's gone.

He rescinded another Biden one that, quote, prioritized, overburdened and underserved communities,

low-income communities, communities of color, and tribal and indigenous communities, unquote,

for environmental law enforcement.

Trump rescinded an executive order issued by President Clinton in 1994 called federal actions to address environmental justice in minority populations and low-income populations.

So Trump rescinded those on his inauguration day and issued one of his own.

As summarized by the business law firm, O'Melvaney, Trump's executive order,

1, calls for the termination of all environmental justice offices and positions in the federal government.

Two, requires the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a list of all existing federal environmental

justice positions, committees, programs, services, activities, budgets, and expenditures.

And three, requires all federal agencies to assess the operational impact and cost of existing

environmental justice policies and programs and recommend actions to eliminate such policies and

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