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2022年11月，白宫环境质量委员会（CEQ）对气候和经济正义筛查工具（CEJST）进行了重大更新，这是实现拜登政府正义40倡议和更广泛的环境正义议程目标的关键一步。Justice40倡议旨在将联邦气候和清洁能源投资的40%收益用于弱势社区。

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