Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis (2021) Country/Territory United States of America Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Air quality/air pollution Climate change Hazards Early warning system Education Emissions Energy conservation/energy production Equity Governance Hazardous substances Pesticides Policy/planning Polluter pays principle Pollution control Protection of environment Public health Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Executive Order provides that our Nation has an abiding commitment to empower our workers and communities; promote and protect our public health and the environment; and conserve our national treasures and monuments, places that secure our national memory. Where the Federal Government has failed to meet that commitment in the past, it must advance environmental justice. In carrying out this charge, the Federal Government must be guided by the best science and be protected by processes that ensure the integrity of Federal decision-making. It is, therefore, the policy of my Administration to listen to the science; to improve public health and protect our environment; to ensure access to clean air and water; to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and pesticides; to hold polluters accountable, including those who disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income communities; to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; to bolster resilience to the impacts of climate change; to restore and expand our national treasures and monuments; and to prioritize both environmental justice and the creation of the well-paying union jobs necessary to deliver on these goals. To that end, this order directs all executive departments and agencies (agencies) to immediately review and, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, take action to address the promulgation of Federal regulations and other actions during the last 4 years that conflict with these important national objectives, and to immediately commence work to confront the climate crisis. Full text English Website www.whitehouse.gov