Cumulative impacts requires consideration in permitting decisions under the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act and ensures that permits will not be issued if the project cannot demonstrate a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health.
McEachin highlights the importance of assessing cumulative pollution impacts in permit decisions.
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We ask the Chair, members of the Committee, and the Congress to meet this moment, show that the Congress listens to the voices of the people, and pass the Environmental Justice for All Act.
We commend the environmental justice advocates who contributed to this legislation along with Chair Grijalva and Representative McEachin.
This legislation will amend and strengthen Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which will prohibit discrimination based on the disparate impact we endure as Black, fenceline communities.
The Environmental Justice for All Act is informed by the belief that federal policy can and should strive for environmental justice, health equity, and climate justice for all deliberately overlooked and underserved communities.
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