Impacts of Plastic Production and Disposal on Environmental Justice Communities

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
   Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee
406 Dirksen

15/06/2023 at 10:00AM

On Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 10:00 AM ET, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight, will hold a hearing to examine the public health and environmental impacts of plastic production and disposal on environmental justice communities.

Witnesses:

  • Angelle Bradford, Doctoral student in physiology and medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, Volunteer, Sierra Club Delta Chapter
  • Sharon Lavigne, Founder, Rise St. James
  • Chris Tandazo, Director of Government Affairs, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance
  • Kevin Sunday, Director of Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
  • Donna Jackson, Director of Membership Development, Project 21 – National Center for Public Policy and Research