On April 21, 2023, the Biden Administration launched a new Environmental Justice Scorecard, The Environmental Justice Scorecard was created at the direction of President Biden to assess the federal government's progress on advancing environmental justice, to provide transparency for the public, and to increase accountability for federal agencies. This launch coincided with the Biden Administration's announcement of Executive Order 14898, which directed executive agencies to expand their considerations of environmental justice issues and announced government-wide policies regarding environmental justice.
The first version of the Environmental Justice Scorecard presents a baseline assessment of actions taken by federal agencies in 2021 and 2022 to help achieve the Biden-Harris Administration's environmental justice goals. This "Phase One Scorecard" reports on the progress of 24 federal agencies in the following areas:
- Advancing the President's Justice40 Initiative
- Implementing and enforcing environmental and civil rights laws
- Embedding environmental justice throughout the federal government
Future versions of the Environmental Justice Scorecard will build on this baseline assessment, measure the progress of federal agencies over time, and include additional information on how this work is benefiting disadvantaged communities.