,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #aa1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,rush submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,urging the people of the 
,united ,states to observe the month of 
,april of each year as ,hazel ,m4       
,johnson ,environmental ,justice ,month4
  ,whereas the ,environmental           
,protection ,agency defines             
environmental justice as the fair       
treatment and meaningful involvement of 
all people1 regardless of race1 color1  
national origin1 or income1 with respect
 to the development1 implementation1 and
 enforcement of environmental laws1     
regulations1 and policies2 ,whereas fair

 treatment suggests that communities    
should not endure an inordinate amount  
of adverse environmental consequences   
related to commercial1 industrial1 or   
governmental policies2 ,whereas the     
,national ,association for the          
,advancement of ,colored ,people urges  
that environmental injustice1 including 
the proliferation of climate change1 has
 a disproportionate impact on           
communities of color and low-income     
communities in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson1 widely    
regarded as the mother of the           
environmental justice movement1 fought  
for environmental justice in ,chicago   
beginning in the #aigjs2 ,whereas1 in   
#aigi1 ,johnson founded ,people for     
,community ,recovery1 a grassroots      
organization focused on empowering      
communities to fight against            
environmental racism and injustice2     
,whereas ,johnson lived in ,altgeld     
,gardens1 a ,chicago ,housing ,authority
 public housing project that was exposed

 to sources of environmental hazards1   
including from industrial factories1    
sewage treatment facilities1 asbestos1  
and lead2 ,whereas ,johnson investigated
 the effects of environmental hazards at
 ,altgeld ,gardens by engaging          
governmental bodies and documenting     
chronic health issues after her husband 
died of lung cancer and their children  
contracted respiratory and skin         
conditions2 ,whereas ,johnson1 through  
her investigations1 uncovered that      
,altgeld ,gardens was built on high     
concentrations of hazardous waste that  
contributed to chronic health burdens1  
drinking water contamination1 and air   
pollution2 ,whereas ,johnson and ,people
 for ,community ,recovery informed      
residents of ,altgeld ,gardens of their 
right to protection from environmental  
and health hazards through workshops1   
trainings1 rallies1 and youth programs2 
,whereas ,johnson and ,people for       
,community ,recovery held both          
businesses and governments accountable  

for negligent waste disposal and        
pollution practices by engaging in      
protests1 hearings1 petitions1 and      
lobbying government officials2 ,whereas 
,johnson and ,people for ,community     
,recovery not only benefitted ,south    
,side ,chicago communities1 but also led
 national conversations to improve the  
fair treatment and meaningful           
involvement of all communities seeking  
equal protection from hazards2 ,whereas 
,johnson testified before the ,united   
,states ,congress regarding the need for
 public-private partnerships to support 
environmental justice initiatives1 which
 resulted in the formalization of a     
,federal interagency working group to   
address concerns2 and ,whereas ,johnson1
 through vigilance and activism1 gave   
low-income and minority communities a   
voice in the fight against environmental
 racism and injustice3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
designation of ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson      

,environmental ,justice ,month2  7#b7   
honors the work of ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson  
and other environmental justice         
advocates2 and  7#c7 calls upon the     
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson ,environmental     
,justice ,month4