“Xavier Becerra established the Bureau of Environmental Justice as Attorney General”

By Xavier Becerra (@XavierBecerra) · Posted 22 Jul 2026 · checked 31 Oct 2026 · 95% confidence

What they posted

Let my record show that I take climate change seriously. As Attorney General, I established the Bureau of Environmental Justice. As HHS Secretary, I oversaw the establishment of the Office of Environmental Justice within the HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity. And https://t.co/mRBdz4dGF2

Why it's Truth

Official California DOJ announcements and contemporaneous reporting from the New York Times, Inside Climate News, and others confirm Xavier Becerra established the Bureau of Environmental Justice on February 22, 2018, as California Attorney General.

Sources

• California Department of Justice
• The New York Times
• California Department of Justice
• California Department of Justice
• Inside Climate News
• San Francisco Chronicle