Recognizing that environmental injustices have historically been concentrated in poorer communities, President Biden assigned new duties to EPA to strengthen enforcement of protections in environmental justice communities.
Pallone discusses Biden's focus on environmental justice through the EPA.
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My colleagues and I will not rest until this facility closes its doors and our communities are made whole again.
My office has received concerned calls from New Jerseyans who have reported that detainees at Delaney Hall have been beaten and pepper sprayed in retaliation for protesting the horrific conditions of this for-profit facility.
I stand firmly in support of the brave detainees inside the facility—and the protesters outside—who are standing up for what’s right.
To meet completely reasonable demands for health care and due process under the Constitution with violence is unacceptable.
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