"DERA has been among the most cost effective federal environmental programs, reducing harmful emissions and improving air quality especially throughout low-income communities and communities of color."
"At a time when our country is looking for ways to create jobs, protect the health of our communities, address climate change, DERA stands out for me as a prime example of what works."
"Given that the EPA's fundamental priorities include protecting human health and clean air, I am trying to understand why and how this budget request justifies chopping almost 50 percent of the current..."
"Are you aware that pollution from fossil fuel-burning vehicles and power plants directly contribute to high levels of asthma as well as other respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, particularly am..."
"these facts are critically important to understanding the big picture of how your budget and policy decisions directly impact the health and well-being of communities in my district in Brooklyn and in..."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I thank our ranking member, Mr. Shimkus, for convening this timely hearing on the EPA's recently proposed revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule."
"This memo ways even the best-centralized treatment used by a public water system may not prevent the release of lead particles, particles that can be up to 97 percent lead."
"The memo points out that neither the states nor small or medium water systems have the expertise to establish optimal water quality parameters that will ensure lead levels are well controlled."
"The memo points out that a lot of water systems don't know where their lead service lines are and thus may be missing high lead levels when they go out to sample."
"According to the memo, sampling just the first liter of water to come out of the tap rather than the fifth or tenth liter, missed the peak lead values 100 percent of the time."
"These benefits do not outweigh the risk of automating discrimination."