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Ed Markey: On the question of environmental justice, Congresswoman Cori Bush and I have introduced an Environmental Justice Mapping…

On the recordApril 27, 2021
On the question of environmental justice, Congresswoman Cori Bush and I have introduced an Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act that we can make a law in the country that ensures that we actually identify all those communities in the United States that have been adversely affected by environmental injustice over the years.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses a bill aimed at addressing environmental injustices in affected communities.

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