Press Conference to Introduce A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act
On World Water Day, Wednesday, March 22, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern at the House Triangle, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) will be joined by Vice Ranking Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.), Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and environmental justice leaders for a press conference to announce introduction of the newly named A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act. Ranking Member Grijalva will also announce Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) as the new lead cosponsor of the House bill.
The press conference will highlight key provisions of the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act, the most comprehensive federal environmental justice legislation to date. Environmental justice leaders will also be in attendance to speak to the impacts of environmental injustices on their communities and the pressing need for federal legislative action.
After the press conference, speakers and additional environmental justice community leaders will be available to press to discuss the legislation and its impact in more detail.
Speakers:- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, 7th District of Arizona, Ranking Member, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, 37th District of California, Vice Ranking Member, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources
- U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, State of Illinois
- U.S. Senator Cory Booker, State of New Jersey
- Faith Harris, Virginia Interfaith Power & Light
- Elise Joshi, Gen-Z for Change
Community environmental justice leaders available for interview post-press conference:
- Russell Armstrong, Hip Hop Caucus
- Dana Johnson, WeAct
- Angelo Logan, Liberty Hill Foundation
- Jo & Joy Banner, The Descendants Project
- Michele Roberts, Environmental Justice Health Alliance
- Rudy Arredondo, National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association
- Mark Magaña, Green Latinos, Founding President & CEO