Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations.

the institution of an environmental justice law, Executive order, or policy by the 50 States and the District of Columbia;

the reinstatement of the Federal Interagency Working Group, Federal agency strategic plans, and Plan EJ 2014;

the growth in the number of publications, research, and university-based environmental justice centers, legal clinics, and academic programs; and

the over 3,000 groups and a dozen networks of community-based organizations that have formed;

recognizing that legislation passed by Congress has foreseeable and unforeseeable effects on the existing disparities between communities of differing socioeconomic statuses and racial composition;

committing to policies and practices that protect the health, economic vitality, and human and civil rights of low-income, tribal, and minority communities; and

creating policies that proactively address climate vulnerabilities and promote resiliency in low-income, tribal, and minority communities; and

explicitly address environmental justice issues in his climate change initiatives;

commit to focusing on greater oversight and supporting Federal agency advancement of environmental justice; and

work with tribal leaders and communities to address their unique environmental justice concerns.