Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivers remarks on the podium. The Department of Justice seals are in front of and behind him. The DOJ blue flag is on the right, and the red and white stripes of the American flag are to the left.

"I am pleased to announce that we are launching the Justice Department's first-ever Office of Environmental Justice to oversee and help guide the Justice Department's wide-ranging environmental justice efforts. Like all parts of government, it will get its own acronym: OEJ. … In partnership with EPA, our new OEJ will serve as the central hub for our efforts to advance our comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy."—Attorney General Merrick B. Garland

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