Evers creates Office of Environmental Justice

Gov. Tony Evers has signed Executive Order No. 161, creating the Office of Environmental Justice at the Wisconsin Department of Administration, according to a release from the Evers administration. The Office of Environmental Justice will work in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy to facilitate collaboration across state agencies to provide strategies to prevent disparate outcomes in communities across the state while engaging with farmers and rural communities, communities of color, tribal nations, state and local partners, and low-income populations, among other key stakeholders.