What Environmental Justice Really Does

There’s nothing just or ecologically protective about the concept of environmental justice, at least as it’s practiced by the current administration.

President Joe Biden (C) signs an executive order on new actions to advance environmental justice, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on April 21, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

There’s nothing just or ecologically protective about the concept of environmental justice, at least as it’s practiced by the current administration.