TY - JOUR T1 - Q&A: EPA elevating environmental justice and civil rights JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 11 LP - 11 VL - 52 IS - 10 AU - Kayla Yup Y1 - 2023/01/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/52/10/11.abstract N2 - People of color and those with low incomes suffer the most from environmental pollution and the effects of climate change. In October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the establishment of the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights to tackle the problems in broader ways.The office combines three existing environmental programs and will oversee delivery of $3 billion in environmental justice grants created by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. Marianne Engelman Lado, JD, MA, the office’s acting principal deputy assistant administrator, spoke to The Nation’s Health about EPA’s ongoing work in environmental justice and civil rights. ER -