Zöe is a recent graduate from the University of Minnesota and an environmental activist currently living in Portland, Oregon. Her blog aims to provide accessible ways to make sustainable changes and take effective action in the climate movement. Besides running her website, she enjoys writing for other blogs, hiking the beautiful Pacific Northwest, reading, and hanging out with her cats and husband. Zöe plans to study environmental policy and is enjoying collaborating with other inspiring activists from all over the world.
Breaking Down Biden’s New Environmental Justice Executive Order
President Biden signed Executive Order 14096, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All on April 21, 2023. The EO aims to “revitalize the nation’s commitment to environmental justice for all” and requires agency accountability and public engagement measures. This is just the first step towards the environmental justice we need to achieve, but it gives more power to the weak initiatives that were in placec. The approach and…