I urge the Committee to include a provision requiring and reaffirming that the Army Corps of Engineers shall make every effort to seek to actively identify and address any disproportionate and adverse health or environmental effects of its programs.
Morelle calls for the Army Corps to address environmental justice in its projects.
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