Securing Environmental Justice for All - How the Biden Administration Is Fighting for Clean Air and Water, Climate Protection, and Healthy Communities for Every American

Methodology: The programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act that are listed in this table are designed to deliver federal funding and/or benefits to disadvantaged communities, communities of color, low-income communities, and communities overburdened by pollution—also know as environmental justice communities. [...] Many programs listed aim to reduce environmental harms that disproportionately affect communities of color and low-income areas and were supported by the Equitable and Just National Climate Platform co-authors as programs that advance environmental justice priorities and are in need of additional federal funding. [...] A full list of programs can be found in the “Inflation Reduction Act Guidebook.” To calculate the “total” amount of Inflation Reduction Act funding that will benefit disadvantaged communities, the authors adjusted the act’s program funding amounts identified as benefiting disadvantaged communities based on program specifications in the Inflation Reduction Act or by the agency administering the pro. [...] For example, the authors assumed that 100 percent of investments in programs designed to reduce pollution or other environmental hazards that disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income areas would go to disadvantaged communities. [...] For investments in programs that benefit all communities, the authors assumed that 40 percent of the investment would benefit disadvantaged communities, consistent with the Biden administration’s Justice40 commitment, unless otherwise specifiied by the Inflation Reduction Act or by the administering agency.