The Biden administration says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will spend $14 billion on a variety of projects that promote social, economic and environmental justice. A flood control project in Winslow, Arizona, is among the funding recipients.
That’s because some of the rules for Justice40 are still being written, raising concerns about how the administration is carrying out the policy and whether it’s being applied in a way that fulfills its promise. Even Winslow and the broader Navajo County don’t know how the math works out.
Historically, environmental justice has been used during federal project reviews to consider the potential harm to a disadvantaged community. Biden’s executive order on Justice40 directs federal agencies to think about how their decisions and spending can benefit communities that have been ignored.Typically, the Army Corps considers factors such as preventing property damage and job creation when it weighs the benefits and costs of projects.
The Biden administration is still developing scorecards to track how well agencies are carrying out Justice40. Strudley cited a largely migrant labor force, a significant Spanish-speaking population and a growing poverty rate as reasons the federal government should fund a flood control project near the Pajaro River.
The decertification of the Winslow levee that runs several miles alongside the Little Colorado River forced some residents to buy flood insurance. Data from FEMA showed the Winslow ZIP code has more than 250 active policies.
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