Transportation Department Ends DEI, Environmental Agendas in Infrastructure Decisions

The equity and greenhouse gas emission initiatives of the Biden administration added ’meritless and costly burdens,' the agency said.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy rescinded two memos issued during the Biden administration that promoted “a social justice and environmental agenda” in decisions related to critical infrastructure projects, the agency said in a March 10 statement.

The memos, both titled “Policy on Using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Resources to Build a Better America,” were issued in December 2021 and February 2023.