Raúl Grijalva: “We hope committee members engage environmental justice communities as the Environmental Justice for All Act continues…”

My bill, the Clean Energy Mineral Reform Act, would do just that.

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

I rise today, the proud granddaughter of a bracero, a hardworking Mexican immigrant who came to this country for a better life, and I stand as the proud daughter of a U.S. Congressman, a man who spent his entire life fighting for justice…