{"id":1503338,"date":"2022-06-04T09:19:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T13:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1503338"},"modified":"2022-06-04T09:19:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T13:19:12","slug":"sounds-like-a-woke-political-agenda-bidens-new-office-of-environmental-justice-blasted-for-wasting-taxpayer-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sounds-like-a-woke-political-agenda-bidens-new-office-of-environmental-justice-blasted-for-wasting-taxpayer-money\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sounds Like A Woke Political Agenda\u2019: Biden\u2019s New \u2018Office Of Environmental Justice\u2019  Blasted For Wasting Taxpayer Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsounds-like-a-woke-political-agenda-bidens-new-office-of-environmental-justice-blasted-for-wasting-taxpayer-money%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1503338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services recently created \u201cThe Office of Environmental Justice,\u201d but critics are slamming the office for wasting taxpayer dollars and pushing \u201ca woke political agenda\u201d rather than focusing on more pressing issues.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that the Biden administration established the office because \u201cmany communities across our nation \u2013 particularly low-income communities and communities of color \u2013 continue to bear the brunt of pollution from industrial development, poor land use decisions, transportation, and trade corridors.\u201d Yet, Jack Kalavritinos, a former senior HHS official, told The Daily Wire that the office is a bit redundant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow is it a good idea to transfer staff from other key divisions into a yet unfunded office?\u201d\u00a0Kalavritinos told The Daily Wire. \u201cEspecially when there are so many core missions that need addressing such as the youth mental health and substance abuse crises exacerbated by the draconian Covid shutdowns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is data backing up Kalavritinos\u2019 concern for mental health.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2022, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/has-the-cdc-been-truthful-about-the-mental-health-impact-of-lockdowns\">reported<\/a> that \u201cone batch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/as-many-schools-remain-closed-suicide-related-er-visits-rise-by-51-among-teenage-girls\">data<\/a> released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u2014 the main federal entity that charted America\u2019s approach to lockdowns \u2014 revealed that the number of emergency room visits for suspected suicide attempts rose by 51% from February 21-March 21, 2021 among girls age 12-17 compared to the same stretch of time in 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis increase came in the aftermath of strict lockdowns and an overall increase in the number of emergency room visits connected to mental health reasons in 2020,\u201d The Daily Wire noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSounds like a woke political agenda versus smart evidence\/based public health,\u201d Kalavritinos added.<\/p>\n<p>Kalvatrinos also pointed out that there are \u201cplenty of offices that address public health for the underserved at HHS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those are offices like Public Health Service, Office of the Assitant Secretary of Health, The Office of Minority Affairs, The Indian Health Services, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo need to create another office by shifting staff from other offices in order to get a positive reaction from the extreme environmental activists,\u201d Kalvatrinos added.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, The Department of Justice also recently created an \u201cOffice of Environmental Justice.\u201d That office will \u201cserve as a \u2018central hub\u2019 for the department\u2019s efforts to advance its \u2018comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy,&#8217;\u201d Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/doj-unveils-new-office-environmental-justice\">noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution, and climate change,\u201d Attorney General Merrick Garland said at the time. \u201cFor far too long, these communities have faced barriers to accessing the justice they deserve. The Office of Environmental Justice will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy. We will prioritize the cases that will have the greatest impact on the communities most overburdened by environmental harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kalvatrinos was not alone in his concern that Biden\u2019s HHS is focusing on the wrong priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) also slammed the administration for not paying more attention to the brewing baby formula shortage crisis while they were building the new environmental justice office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no coincidence that Biden\u2019s HHS caused a national formula shortage as it was developing an \u2018Environmental Justice\u2019 office,\u201d Cotton tweeted. \u201cWhen HHS spends its resources pursuing extreme leftist policies, it fails to achieve the mission of enhancing the health and well-being of Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s no coincidence that Biden\u2019s HHS caused a national formula shortage as it was developing an \u201cEnvironmental Justice\u201d office.<\/p>\n<p>When HHS spends its resources pursuing extreme leftist policies, it fails to achieve the mission of enhancing the health and well-being of Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwE7Lg1IWz\">https:\/\/t.co\/mwE7Lg1IWz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR\/status\/1531797365761445892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services recently created \u201cThe Office of Environmental Justice,\u201d but critics are slamming the office for wasting taxpayer dollars and pushing \u201ca woke political agenda\u201d rather than focusing on more pressing issues. 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