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White House environmental-justice official outlines federal role and funding at Dallas equity symposium
Summary
Dr. Yalon White Newsom, a White House environmental‑justice official, told a Dallas equity symposium that federal councils and funding can push stalled recommendations into action and that communities must lead implementation; she cited roughly $600 million as an available lever.
Dr. Yalon White Newsom, described during the symposium as the White House’s lead on environmental justice, urged Dallas community leaders onstage that federal agencies can move stalled recommendations toward implementation by pairing mandates with funding and community control.
"Muchas veces hay personas que están automáticamente... diciendo como si no pasara nada," she said, arguing that recommendations often "hablaban pero nunca son ejecutadas." She told attendees the federal council’s work aims to coordinate agencies so rules and mandates can be implemented…
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