Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025

This bill would create an Office of Environmental Justice inside the Department of Justice. Its aim is to focus federal legal work on environmental justice issues and improve how the government responds to communities facing pollution and related harms. The text also points to a new section labeled “530E. Environmental justice,” which signals a dedicated place in law for this mission.

Key points:

• What changes: A new Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice.
• What it’s about: Centering federal enforcement and attention on environmental justice issues; the draft labels a section “530E. Environmental justice” to anchor this work in law.
• When: If passed, changes would take effect after the bill becomes law (the document does not list an effective date).