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OWL ALERT July 19, 2021

Posted on by Susan Pedrick

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS A HUMAN RIGHT – RIGHT NOW!

Senator Cory Booker and Congressman A. Donald McEachin

are re-introducing the

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LEGACY POLLUTION ACT

 
In our nation, the biggest determining factors of whether you live near toxic pollution, drink contaminated water, or breathe dirty air are the color of your skin and your economic status.  Communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities disproportionately bear these burdens, resulting higher rates of cancer, birth defects, autism, and countless other avoidable illnesses.
 
If included in infrastructure legislation currently being created, this act would would allocate $200 billion to:
  • Accelerate the cleanup of toxic Superfund sites
  • Remediate lead-based paint hazards in low income housing
  • Build and renovate sanitation infrastructure, which will bring safe drinking water and adequate sewage systems to every American Indian and Alaskan Native household, and more
Encourage our elected officials to co-sponsor this legislation, addressing both the climate crisis and structural racism.
Senator Dianne Feinstein

One Post Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 393-0707

 
Senator Alex Padilla
333 Bush Street, Suite 3225
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 981–9369
 
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
90 7th Street, Suite 2-800
San Francisco, CA 94103

phone: (415) 556-4862

click here to email Nancy Pelosi

Congressan Jared Huffman
999 Fifth Avenue, Suite 290
San Rafael, CA  94901
phone: (415) 258-9657
 
Congresswoman Jackie Spier
155 Bovet Rd # 780,
San Mateo, CA 94402

phone: (650) 342-0300

 
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
1301 Clay St # 1000N
Oakland, CA 94612
phone: (510) 763-0370