Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome
@jwhitenewsome46
Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer for the White House Council on Environmental Quality
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http://whitehouse.gov 12-08-2022 19:47:22
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As we celebrate one year of President Biden' Executive Order 14096, I'm proud of US Department of the Interior's powerful work to uplift environmental justice. From tackling legacy pollution to ensuring equitable access to nature, we will never stop delivering for all communities. doi.gov/advancing-envi…
Today, President Biden is expanding the San Gabriel Mountains and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monuments, safeguarding resources sacred to Tribal Nations and expanding access to the outdoors for underserved and disadvantaged communities. #EnvironmentalJustice whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
Honored to give the keynote at the Women for a Healthy Environment Speaker Series in Pittsburgh & share President Biden's #EnvironmentalJustice agenda. Together let’s continue to shatter glass ceilings to help ensure everyone can live in a healthy environment & our children have a just & equitable future.
Clean water for every American. No Administration has ever set out to make that real. Vice President Kamala Harris and I are on it.
Closing out the 2024 #EJC24 in Detroit, Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali 🤙🏾✊🏾, Vernice Miller-Travis, and I spoke on a panel “Addressing Environmental Justice: Challenges and Remedies in the US.” Under President Biden’ leadership, we’re making strides toward justice and equity. Thank you @ABAesqand, National Legal Aid & Defender Association for having us.
Philly's Chinatown community has worked to right historic wrongs linked with the local expressway. President Biden’s Investing in America agenda has empowered the community to reconnect and reinvigorate. This is environmental justice in action. youtu.be/U0aKvo05LuY?si…
Excited to welcome 12 new members to the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council! Confident that they will bring their passion, expertise, empathy, & diverse perspectives to informing & advancing President Biden’s ambitious #EnvironmentalJustice agenda. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
Looking forward to the The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council public meeting Wed & Thurs, 12-6:30pm ET! Join as leaders, community members, & federal officials discuss the Biden-Harris Administration's #EnvironmentalJusticeefforts. Register⬇️ usepa.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…
Thanks to City Parks Alliance and Seattle Parks for having me at the 2024 Greater & Greener Conference. It was an honor to meet so many changemakers from across the global urban parks community and to share President Biden’ work to expand access to nature for all!
Honored to give keynote remarks at the first Alabama Gulf Coast Environmental Justice Summit. It was a joy to showcase President Biden’ ambitious #EnvironmentalJustice agenda and connect with incredible EJ advocates working to deliver a better future for their communities. (Pc: Tye Photo)
Join the first-ever White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action July 24 at 11:00am ET! Together, we will celebrate efforts to build healthy communities and share progress to deliver on President Biden’s bold #EnvironmentalJusticeagenda. Tune in here: youtube.com/live/4OezxY-ua…!
Today, we hosted the first White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action. Thanks to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic commitment to environmental justice, we have made great progress delivering for communities that have too long been left behind. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
We are #EnvironmentalJustice in Action! The first ever The White House Summit on EJ in Action was historic. Grateful to the generations of community leaders who have helped to build this movement and to President Biden and @VPOTUS for making #EJ a priority. youtube.com/live/4OezxY-ua…!
Over a year ago, President Biden signed an Executive Order to Revitalize our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All. This week, we brought people together at the The White House Summit on EJ in Action to celebrate progress and catalyze further action on President Biden’s vision.
I enjoyed speaking with 2nd year medical students Wayne State University about President Biden’ vision for #EnvironmentalJustice and their role in making it a reality. The future of EJ is bright! Check out more stories of hope at EJ.gov.
Thank you Friendship House & ReGenesis Institute for hosting Community Conversations to share how communities can access funds from President Biden’ Investing in America agenda. Inspired by your work to advance #EnvironmentalJustice, protect health & support healing for Native communities