"I hope the testimony today will inform our Committee about the urgent need to empower communities to protect their local environment and realize their right to clean air, clean water, and healthy outdoor spaces."
"all people have the right to clean air, clean water, and an environment that enriches their lives."
"Over the last few years, I have been proud to work with Representative McEachin on a comprehensive piece of legislation to address environmental injustice, racism, and discrimination."
"A major factor has been the fossil fuel industry and the other polluting industries having a long and troubled history of intentionally building projects that pollute surrounding neighborhoods within ..."
"And then you will see why this piece of legislation that we are having a hearing about today is needed."
"Today, environmental justice communities, including communities of color, tribal and Indigenous communities, and poor and working-class communities continue to be disproportionately burdened by pollut..."
"Today, environmental justice communities... continue to be disproportionately burdened by pollution and harmful climate effects."
"All people have the right to clean air, clean water, and an environment that enriches their lives."
"I applaud the Environmental Justice For All Act for converting words into action by including a cumulative impacts policy, that if adopted, would reduce pollution, decrease illness and save lives in c..."
"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 recognizes that meaningfully improving the lives of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color requires transformative change led by those on the frontlines."