White House Office of Environmental Justice
President Biden established the first White House Office of Environmental Justice. The Office of Environmental Justice, which is housed within the White House Council on Environmental Quality, is tasked with coordinating federal agency efforts to address current and historic environmental injustices.
Dr. Jalonne White-Newsome serves as the first chief federal environmental Justice officer
Appointed in May 2022, Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome serves as the first Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer, where she advises the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality on environmental justice and leads the White House's first Office of Environmental Justice.
Directors Of Environmental Justice
Ryan Hathaway
Director for Environmental Justice at the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Sharmila Murthy
Director for Environmental Justice at the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Dr. Rebecca Stanfield McCown
Director for Environmental Justice Public Engagement at the White House Council on Environmental Quality