Raúl Grijalva

We commend Chair Grijalva, Representative McEachin, and their staff on pulling together a diverse coalition of contributors to this legislation.

The Environmental Justice for All Act was developed over a year-long process that included environmental justice leaders, frontline communities, and a wide range of stakeholders.

All people have the right to pure air, clean water and an environment that enriches life.

We are writing on behalf of Silent Spring Institute to provide comments on the Environmental Justice for All Act (H.R. 2021) and detail the need for action on issues of environmental racism and disparate exposure burdens to toxic chemicals…

We urge the Committee, and any other committees with authority over this legislation, to begin to correct these injustices...

It represents a bold and necessary shift in the way we create federal environmental policy.

The Environmental Justice for All Act is a significant step forward to confront the legacy of environmental racism.

We commend Chairman Grijalva and Rep. McEachin for creating an inclusive and open process to develop legislation.

The Environmental Justice for All Act will provide we can create the political will in our communities.

For too long, people of color and low-income communities have suffered the disproportionate impacts of pollution.

We urge you and your fellow committee members to advance this important legislation quickly to begin remedying the long history of environmental racism in our nation.

We are working toward a world where no community's health, safety, or well-being is considered an 'acceptable' sacrifice.

It is morally and ethically responsible that some way to address just transition be moved forward for our communities.

We can create the political will in our communities to transition to a more sustainable economy.

We urge committee members to advance this important legislation quickly to begin remedying the long history of environmental racism and injustice.

The Environmental Justice For All Act will address the urgent pollution emergency and climate crisis that has negatively impacted them and their families.

We see as key this legislation's provisions strengthening Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to prohibit discrimination based on disparate impact.

You can vote to pass legislation that extends justice to communities across the U.S. who have long sought relief from environmental racism.

We must confront environmental racism head-on by prioritizing solutions that reduce pollution in environmental justice communities.

We must act now to undo the burdens that have been placed on marginalized communities suffering from adverse public health impacts.

This bill emphasizes the need for equitable access to the outdoors and nature, which provides countless benefits to underserved communities.

This bill would help to protect such communities by requiring the consideration of cumulative impacts in permitting decisions under the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.

Achieving environmental justice for all is a major priority, and Congress, I really believe needs to act with the level of urgency that it deserves.

We strongly endorse and appreciate the inclusion of equitable access to nature programs within the Environmental Justice for All Act.

And that is why your bill, Mr. Chairman, is so important, as well as the Biden administration's Justice40 Initiative.