,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cfb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjag ,mr4  
,mc,eachin 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 & 
,ms4 ,b>ragn7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,affirm+ ! ne$ to a*ieve environm5tal   
ju/ice1 comm5d+ ! "w ( environm5tal     
ju/ice advocates1 & = o!r purposes4     
,:]eas environm5tal inju/ice exi/s :5ev]
 gov]nm5tal action or inaction causes   
environm5tal risks or h>ms to fall      
unfairly & disproportionately ^u a      
p>ticul> gr\p or community2 ,:]eas      
racial m9ority1 l[-income1 rural1       
indig5\s1 & o!r (t5-m>g9aliz$           
communities are especially likely to    
face environm5tal inju/ice2 ,:]eas      
limit$ res\rces & lack ( political p[]  

ensure t m>g9aliz$ communities ho/      
pollution-produc+ or pot5tially toxic   
facilities1 includ+ p[] plants1         
pipel9es1 indu/rial sites1 g>bage       
transf] /ations1 inc9]ators1 l&fills1 & 
sewage treatm5t plants1 at              
disproportionate rates2 ,:]eas m>g9aliz$
 communities suff] f sy/emic gov]nm5tal 
failures to adequately inve/ 9 ! k9d (  
infra/ructure & s]vices t r$uce ! risk (
 environm5tal accid5ts or disa/]s1 & t  
facilitate swift1 effective responses to
 su* occurr5ces2 ,:]eas ! pres5ce (     
pollution-produc+ sites c compromise    
public heal?1 safety1 prop]ty values1 & 
quality ( life ev5 if no accid5t or     
disa/] occurs2 ,:]eas air & wat] quality
 are (t5 especially poor 9 m>g9aliz$    
communities1 & gov]nm5tal p]mitt+ &     
inve/m5t decisions directly contribute  
to ?is inequity2 ,:]eas sci5tific       
evid5ce increas+ly l9ks poor            
environm5tal quality ) disabilities &   
*ronic illnesses1 includ+ canc]1 a/hma1 
neurobehavioral disord]s1 le>n+         

disabilities1 & abnormal hormone        
function+2 ,:]eas environm5tal ju/ice   
exi/s :5 public policies successfully   
prev5t or correct unfair disp>ities 9   
environm5tal quality1 & resultant       
disp>ities 9 public heal? & quality (   
life2 ,:]eas environm5tal ju/ice is     
possible only if vuln]able gr\ps &      
m>g9aliz$ communities c express _! ne$s 
& conc]ns1 & only !n if policymak]s     
li/52 ,:]eas ! environm5tal ju/ice      
movem5t seeks to address ! unju/ social1
 economic1 & political m>g9alization (  
m9ority1 l[-income1 rural1 & indig5\s   
communities2 ,:]eas environm5tal ju/ice 
advocates seek heal?y home1 "w1 &       
recreational environm5ts = all human    
be+s1 & heal?y habitats = non-human     
life2 ,:]eas community heal? dep5ds 9 "p
 ^u factors l adequate transit options1 
walkable neighborhoods1 & o!r public    
goods t m>g9aliz$ communities are (t5   
d5i$2 ,:]eas environm5tal ju/ice        
requires responsible & balanc$ use ( l& 
& res\rces1 9 a way t does n unfairly   

burd5 m>g9aliz$ communities2 ,:]eas     
environm5tal ju/ice c only be a*iev$ &  
su/a9$ 9 ! context ( a gre5] economy2   
,:]eas gre5+ ! economy requires concrete
 gov]nm5tal actions1 includ+ inve/m5ts 9
 clean te*nologies2 9 su/a9able1        
l[-c>bon transportation & en]gy         
production sy/ems2 & 9 work=ce tra9+    
initiatives t prep>e citiz5s = well-pay+
 jobs 9 new or evolv+ indu/ries2 ,:]eas 
environm5tal ju/ice requires fair       
processes & a good-fai? approa* to      
public policy1 includ+ regulatory       
decision mak+2 ,:]eas 9 ! #aiijs1 9     
response to ! environm5tal ju/ice       
movem5t1 ,f$]al ag5cies 7 direct$ to    
incorporate environm5tal ju/ice goals   
into _! programs & activities2 ,:]eas   
vuln]able populations & m>g9aliz$       
communities cont9ue urg5tly to ne$ fair]
 environm5tal policies1 & m inclusive & 
equitable processes2 & ,:]eas all       
,am]icans w\ld be bett] s]v$ by a       
policymak+ process t did n unfairly     
prioritize ! com=t & heal? ( "s gr\ps or

 communities at ! exp5se ( o!rs3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 reaffirms ! vital
 importance ( clean air1 clean wat]1    
res\rce cons]vation1 & o!r policy goals 
t spurr$ lawmak]s to enact exi/+        
environm5tal & public heal? protections2
  7#b7 affirms t ! ne$ = adequate       
environm5tal & public heal? protections 
is inextricably l9k$ ) ! ne$ = a m      
su/a9able economy & gre5]1 m livable    
communities2  7#c7 affirms t            
environm5tal & public heal? policies    
%\ld adequately & equally protect all   
,am]icans1 & t equal protection is      
possible only 9 a context ( environm5tal
 ju/ice2  7#d7 comm5ds environm5tal     
ju/ice advocates = _! cont9u+ /ruggle to
 a*ieve fair]1 heal?i]1 m su/a9able     
policies & outcomes2  7#e7 ackn[l$ges ! 
preval5ce ( environm5tal inju/ices t    
directly affect ! heal? & well-be+ (    
individuals & communities across !      
c\ntry1 especially racial m9ority1      
rural1 indig5\s1 & l[-income            

communities2 &  7#f7 affirms its        
commitm5t to ameliorat+ exi/+           
environm5tal inju/ices1 & to prev5t+    
future inju/ices1 by support+ great]    
objectivity1 transp>5cy1 & outrea* 9    
policymak+ at all levels ( gov]nm5t2 by 
support+ improv$ two-way communication  
betwe5 policymak]s & ^? affect$ by _!   
decisions2 & by support+ processes t    
ensure policymak]s give due consid]ation
 n j to ! effects ( _! decisions1 b to  
h[ ^? effects are di/ribut$ & by :om !y 
are borne4