Clinton’s 1994 executive order made environmental justice part of federal agency missions

Evidence

The only clear exception was President Clinton’s 1994 executive order on environmental justice, which required each federal agency to “mak[e] environmental justice part of its mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects.” — Richard J. Lazarus, The Making of Environmental Law, 618

Categorization

• XREF: Executive-order mechanism of policymaking ties to ch18’s executive-branch maneuvering theme. — connects to: Clinton’s 1994 Executive Order made environmental justice official federal policy — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 709; Clinton’s environmental justice Executive Order depended on prior academic documentation — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 153; The Kettleman City ruling shaped Clinton’s Environmental Justice Executive Order — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 561 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Federal environmental justice institutions were built to institutionalize community participation procedures #expands (0.80) — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 245