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Raúl Grijalva: “We are writing on behalf of Silent Spring Institute to provide comments on the Environmental Justice for All Act (H.R.…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2022
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 across axes of race, class, and geographic location.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva addresses the need for environmental justice legislation.

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