There is a reason why you are the Chair. Clearly you have a lot of wisdom.
We also knew Harvey would hit before it did, and we generally know the Gulf Coast is going to continue to face these extreme weather events.
In my opinion, we are in a state of crisis with a lack of urgency to address that crisis.
The facts are this is a growing problem in our country.
The bill would reinstate the excise tax on polluting industries to provide funding for Superfund cleanups.
We know what these sites are doing to the surrounding populations.
We now factually know, because of longitudinal data, babies born within 1 mile of a Superfund site, prior to the site cleanups, have a 20 pe...
What is often less acknowledged though is the environmental injustice communities bear, this disproportionate burden when these things impac...
I believe it is essential that we make sound investments that will not just rebuild, but really withstand future weather events.
I would ask that maybe perhaps you can find out.
I was stunned with President Trump's decision to withdraw from a global international dialogue on migration.