"As we work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that access to the outdoors is more important than ever."
"Women's Voices for the Earth, an environmental health organization representing tens of thousands of people across the nation, strongly supports the Environmental Justice for All Act (HR 2021)."
"Dear Chairman Grijalva and Ranking Member Westerman:"
"This legislation is aligned with our mission and values as we fight for a toxic-free future."
"We urge committee members to advance this important legislation quickly to begin remedying the long history of environmental racism."
"I had the great pleasure last summer to be out in south central New Mexico and visit the Mescalero Apache Tribe."
"The communities the environmental justice movement aims to include in the decision-making process, however, are the very ones being harmed by the Biden administration and its policies."
"If we are serious about achieving more diverse and inclusive environmental policies, we must ensure that the communities impacted by those decisions are given a seat at the table."
"At the end of 2021, inflation reached a 40-year high, increasing costs for American families."
"But why do you think the Biden administration refused to engage you in this decision-making process?"
"As I said earlier, talk is cheap, and the Biden administration, they have a Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships."