access to clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment should not be a luxury.

As the federal government works to implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), it is critical to understand that Tribal Nations are not merely stakeholders.

The Environmental Justice for All Act, H.R. 2021, is important in ensuring that minority communities do not suffer a disparate impact from environmental hazards.

Tribal engagement at every stage of the legislative process is important.

Tribes aren't going to be able to accomplish most of what they need to do from a clean energy and from a climate resiliency standpoint if they don't have the Federal Government's support for them exercising their own sovereign authorities…

Communities relegated into marginalized positions due to systems of inequity should be centered in our country's energy transition to renewables.

Low-income and minority communities, those that have been disproportionately impacted by pollution and have already seen the effects of climate change, must be a part of the coming energy transition.

Well, Madam Secretary, a few weeks ago Cory Booker and I introduced the Environmental Justice Legacy Pollution Cleanup Act, legislation which would invest $20 billion to clean up legacy pollution that disproportionately affects…

The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act aims to promote justice and equitable climate change mitigation by prioritizing benefits for frontline and fence-line communities.

we cannot leave a healthy and sustainable planet for our children and grandchildren without ensuring the protection and preservation of our oceans.

It is just a matter of how many refugees I am going to have, not if.

everyone needs and deserves ready access to safe drinking water, but in many areas that right is under threat.

Will the EPA be in a position to work to ensure that infrastructure projects benefit low-income workers and workers of color?

Reliable, affordable, high-speed broadband services in today's economy and the economy of the future is really the fourth utility.

I was heartened to see the justice-supporting initiative included in the President's Executive order 14008 on tackling climate change.

This facility was allowed to operate, for 15 years, so close to a district that is majority Latino and African-American.

Forty percent should be the floor, quite frankly, not the ceiling, and I look forward to seeing how the Americans Jobs Plan can help meet that goal.

Representative McEachin and Chairman Grijalva have developed this legislation from the ground up, with impacted communities leading and driving the development of the bill.

I look forward to working with you all and my colleagues on this committee to ensure that we pass legislation that protects EJ communities from environmental health hazards.

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…

I look forward to the day that I can be part of the delegation welcoming the people of Puerto Rico into the Union.

Why do your platforms not treat climate change disinformation with a sense of immediacy and alarm?

climate change is a real and urgent threat, and the spread of disinformation on your platforms is underlining that fact.

It is the most important issue of the 21st century. We have exactly one opportunity to get it right, and we can't afford to miss the mark.

Anything that would encourage kids to stay engaged and, you know, could lead to addictive tendencies is a concern for children's health and mental health.