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Dear Friend,
This Black History Month, LCV and the entire environmental movement celebrates Black leaders who are at the forefront of advancing environmental and climate justice. Today we are highlighting the barrier-breaking officials within the Biden-Harris administration who are making history right now by leading the push for transformative environmental and climate policies that center equity, invest in Black and Brown communities historically overburdened by pollution, and deliver cleaner air and water for all. These officials include:  If confirmed by the Senate, Regan will become the first Black man to be EPA administrator. Previously, Regan served as secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality, where he received bipartisan praise for his record of building coalitions and fighting for environmental justice for communities exposed to toxic pollution. Read more here »  If confirmed, Mallory will be the first African American to serve in this role. She will bring decades of career leadership on climate and natural resource issues to the helm of CEQ, where she would play a vital role in driving environmental policy across the federal government. Mallory currently serves as director of regulatory policy at the Southern Environmental Law Center and brings deep knowledge of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to the Council's efforts to strengthen and improve this law in ways that ensure people have a meaningful voice in projects that stand to harm their communities. Read more here »  Earlier this year, President Biden nominated Kristen Clarke to head the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve in the role. Her leadership at the Lawyers' Committee — a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to enlist the private bar's leadership and resources in combating racial discrimination and the resulting inequality of opportunity — was critical to halting Trump's harmful attempt to abuse the census, and fight voter suppression across the country. Read more here »  Dr. Nelson serves as Deputy Director for Science and Society — a prestigious, first-of-its-kind appointment — within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Dr. Nelson brings her expertise in social science and career as an institutional leader to help prioritize justice and equity for low-income communities and communities of color who are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis and COVID-19. Dr. Nelson is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, where she co-chairs the committee on emerging science technology and innovation in health and medicine. Read more here » The wealth of experience that these leaders will bring to their roles is crucial to the United States' success over the next four years and bolsters the Biden-Harris administration's ability to confront the intertwined crises of climate change, racial injustice, the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic inequality. Their leadership and expertise will also be vital to our movement's ability to advocate to Congress for a policy agenda that includes:
Onward, Gene Karpinski President League of Conservation Voters |
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