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John, this year will be a critical one to taking major strides in environmental justice work.

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), $60 billion in federal spending has been allocated towards advancing environmental justice efforts. This is the single-largest investment ever focused on closing the gap between racial and socioeconomic disparities in infrastructure and climate resilience.

This progress is long overdue. Low-income communities, and particularly communities of color, have long been overburdened by hazardous air and water pollution from power plants, waste sites, ports and freeways, and numerous other sources of pollution. And often these communities are the most vulnerable to the threats of climate change. But we know Speaker McCarthy is planning to block these funds to fulfill his climate-denying agenda, and we need to raise our calls to action to block out his noise. Will you add your name to call on the House to protect the environmental justice achievements we’ve made and pass even stronger policies this Congress? [[link removed]]

ADD YOUR NAME [[link removed]]Here’s just a few of the major initiatives to tackle in the fight for environmental justice this year:

*
Monitoring
whether
or
not
the
new
federal
policies
and
investments
will
actually
make
it
to
low-income
families
and
communities
of
color,
where
pollution
meets
the
climate
crisis
frontlines.
*
Implementing
the
Justice40
Initiative,
which
directs
federal
agencies
to
deliver
40
percent
of
the
overall
benefits
of
their
environmental
and
energy
investments
to
disadvantaged
communities.
*
Ensuring
tribal
communities
have
a
seat
at
the
table
for
projects
planned
on
tribal
lands.
*
Pass
the
Environmental
Justice
for
All
Act
–
a
bill
introduced
by
SEEC
Member
Rep.
Raúl
Grijalva
and
the
late
SEEC
Vice
Chair
Rep.
A.
Donald
McEachin.
Passing
this
bill
immediately
will
both
honor
Rep.
McEachin’s
legacy,
and
set
the
U.S.
on
a
path
to
realizing
the
universal
rights
to
clean
air
and
water
for
everyone,
once
and
for
all.

Ultimately, every person in the United States should have the right to clean air, clean water, and an environment that enriches life. Tackling this environmental justice agenda will do just that. Now, our biggest barrier to getting positive legislation like the Environmental Justice for All Act passed in this Congress is Speaker McCarthy. Add your name to call on the House to ensure environmental justice policies are on the 118th Congress’ agenda. [[link removed]]

ADD YOUR NAME [[link removed]]In solidarity,

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