Overview

• Rachel Levine highlights the disproportionate impact of climate change on black communities, framing it as a health equity crisis.
• Critics accuse Levine of merging climate change with 'woke' ideology, while supporters applaud the focus on vulnerable populations.
• Levine's message, released in a video, draws upon statistics showing 65% of black Americans feel anxious about climate change effects.
• The controversy extends to Levine's transgender identity, with some detractors making derogatory remarks.
• Levine's initiative is part of broader efforts by the Biden administration to address climate change and health equity.