[ [link removed] ]Fight environmental racism. Demand climate justice now.

Petition to Congress:
"Pass the Climate Equity Act."

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Dear Jack,

[ [link removed] ]Fight environmental
racism. Demand climate
justice now.

The Trump administration declared war on our climate on day one. Trump
rolled back auto regulations, opened public lands to fossil-fuel
polluters, sabotaged the EPA and just officially withdrew the United
States from the Paris Climate Accord.^1

But even the Trump administration admits environmental racism is real. A
report from the Trump EPA shows that people of color are far more likely
to live near polluted areas and to breathe polluted air.^2 It adds weight
to what we already know: the worst effects of climate change land hardest
onimmigrants, communities of color, low-income communities and indigeous
peoples.^3

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Kamala Harris have a new bill – the
Climate Equity Act – that would put fixing racial injustice at the heart
of U.S. climate policy.^4 The Climate Equity Act is one of the major
planks of the Green New Deal, and we need to show massive support for it.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Fight environmental racism. Pass the Climate Equity Act
now. Click here to sign the petition.

Every region of the United States is already experiencing the destructive
effects of climate change. From record flooding to unprecedented wildfires
to extreme weather, climate change is here today. Scientists tell us we
have little more than a decade to prevent the most catastrophic climate
scenarios.^5

But climate change hits some communities harder than others. Low-income
communities, communities of color, immigrants, indigenous peoples, rural
Americans, the elderly, the unhoused and people with disabilities
disproportionately feel the effects of climate change. Whether they live
in low-lying areas, near sources of pollution or simply cannot guard
against storms and wildfires, these communities are on the frontlines of
climate change. Even the best environmental legislation in the past – like
the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts – focuses on broad effects and ignores
crucial instances of racism and environmental injustice.^6

The Climate Equity Act, in contrast, centers the problems of frontline
communities. It would mandate that all environmental legislation receive
an equity score of its effects on different communities, force the
executive branch to do extra investigation of policies that have a
disparate impact on frontline communities and create special advisory
roles so advocates and representatives from these communities have a seat
at the table.^7

Tackling environmental racism and creating climate equity is key to
achieving true environmental justice. The Climate Equity Act will protect
frontline communities – and we need to show every member of Congress just
how much support it has.

Tell Congress: Fight environmental racism. Pass the Climate Equity Act
now. Click below to sign the petition:

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Thank you for speaking out,

Jelani Drew, Campaign Manager
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Katrina vanden Heuvel, "[ [link removed] ]Trump’s greatest dereliction of duty — his
disgraceful denial of climate change," The Washington Post, Nov. 5,
2091.
 2. Vann R. Newkirk II, "[ [link removed] ]Trump's EPA Concludes Environmental Racism Is
Real," The Atlantic, Feb. 28, 2019.
 3. Sen. Kamala Harris, "[ [link removed] ]The Climate Equity Act."
 4. Ibid.
 5. Jonathan Watts, "[ [link removed] ]We have 12 years to limit climate change
catastrophe, warns UN," The Guardian, Oct. 8, 2018.
 6. Sen. Kamala Harris, "[ [link removed] ]The Climate Equity Act."
 7. Ibid.

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