I'm always struggling why we can't get that same energy toward what is happening here on the east side of Detroit, as we...
there have been 40 violations I believe since then.
And they never notified any--they never notified the state or city or any residents that this was happening, correct?
It's really great for both of us to welcome our colleague, Ro Khanna, to Michigan.
We will not be ignored.
Any municipality or part of government should not be ran as a business, period.
This is why I fought so hard to improve the lives with Rashida and Ro for our frontline communities by prioritizing poli...
It is to explore how we make sure that every community can have air that they can breathe, water that they can drink.
For far too long vulnerable communities have faced pollution as a compounded problem.
The current laws and regulations that we have in frontline communities has left too many behind.
So I do want to correct myself. So they had 40 violations that got them into the consent decree...
I urge Congress to amend and strengthen Title VI.
we need our enforcing agencies to understand that they are working with vulnerable communities that often have high rate...
You know, Professor Batterman, I remember one time that you--you talked about children being exposed to this high level ...
Everyone deserves the right to breathe clean air.
We have to do everything within our power to protect environmental justice communities' ability to speak for themselves.
That's just wrong. That doesn't give people dignity.
We need to move toward mandatory emissions reductions.
