; in sustainable, low-carbon transportation and energy production systems; and in workforce training initiatives that prepare citizens for well-paying jobs in new or evolving industries. (16) Environmental justice requires fair processes and a good-faith approach to public policy, including regulatory decision making. (17) In the 1990s, in response to the environmental justice movement, Federal agencies were directed to incorporate environmental justice goals into their programs and activities. (18) Vulnerable populations and marginalized communities continue urgently to need fairer environmental policies, and more inclusive and equitable processes. (19) All Americans would be better served by a policymaking process that did not unfairly prioritize the comfort and health of some groups or communities at the expense of others. (20) Clean air, clean water, resource conservation, and other policy goals that spurred lawmakers to enact existing environmental and public health protections are vitally important. (21) The need for adequate environmental and public health protections is inextricably linked with the need for a more sustainable economy and greener, more livable communities. (22) Environmental and public health policies should adequately and equally protect all Americans, and that equal protection is possible only in a context of environmental justice. (23) Environmental justice advocates are commendable for their continuing struggle to achieve fairer, healthier, more sustainable policies and outcomes. (24) There is a prevalence of environmental injustices that directly affect the health and well-being of individuals and communities across the country, especially racial minority, rural, indigenous, and low-income communities. (25) Congress should commit to ameliorating existing environmental injustices, and to preventing future injustices, by supporting greater objectivity, transparency, and outreach in policymaking at all levels of government