We hope committee members engage environmental justice communities as the Environmental Justice for All Act continues its journey through Congress.

The Environmental Justice for All Act is a long overdue correction to the disproportionate harms that have been experienced by communities of color, low-income communities, and Native/Indigenous communities.

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

The moral case of pursuing this just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive environmental policy should be obvious.

Dear White Enviros: You can't fight climate change without communities of color.

These preconceptions and stereotypes about people of color... have prevented policymakers from achieving better environmental and public health outcomes just because communities were not present.

Yet, for decades, mainstream environmental organizations have excluded the voices of those who are the most impacted.

Since the inception of America's mainstream environmental movement, it has generally been dominated by male, White, affluent leadership.

Since I became Chair, this Committee has held hearings to examine barriers and solutions to advancing JEDI in federal environmental agencies.

If we are going to be consistent, let's apply the rule to all.

the nexus that I believe we all agree with is, in perpetuity, the conservation and protection of that landscape.

There's often a stereotype that Members of Congress that happen to be people of color should only concentrate on issues like health care or civil rights.