Donald McEachin: “As our climate warms, we expect the intensity of hurricanes to increase further.”

The Environmental Justice for All Act is a long overdue correction to our nation's failed chemical management policies.

This is not a hypothetical. This is something that has affected our communities for generations.

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 act will also hold companies accountable by allowing those of us impacted to seek legal remedy when they discriminate against us.