This Congressional Research Service report explains how President Trump's 2025 executive orders revoked earlier Clinton and Biden administration environmental justice policies and directed federal agencies, including the EPA, to close environmental justice offices and end related programs. The report outlines which specific EPA programs and activities may be affected, such as grant programs, screening tools, and interagency councils. It also notes that while the executive orders change agency priorities, they do not override existing federal pollution control laws that Congress has established.Open full document
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This Congressional Research Service report examines Trump Administration executive orders that revoke prior Clinton and Biden Administration environmental justice executive orders and their potential implications for EPA programs. The report reviews three key Trump EOs (14148, 14173, and 14151) that revoke previous EOs and direct agencies to terminate environmental justice offices and programs. It also outlines selected EPA environmental justice programs and activities that may be affected and identifies issues Congress may consider in response.
