President Trump is reversing his predecessor’s efforts to clean up areas hardest hit by pollution from heavy industry, ports and roadways—communities that are often largely Black, Latino and low-income. He eliminated the “Justice 40” initiative Biden created which required 40% of benefits from certain environmental programs go to hard-hit communities.
Alexa St. John
St. John is a climate solutions reporter for The Associated Press, based in Detroit. She covers the ways people and communities create viable and scalable solutions to the planet’s warming.