,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjba,mr4
 ,ru% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !       
issuance ( a commemorative po/age /amp 9
 honor ( ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson        
,memorial ,/amp ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,hazel    
,johnson f\ght = environm5tal ju/ice 9  
,*icago beg9n+ 9 ! #aigjs & cont9u+     
?r\gh ! re/ ( h] life4  7#b7 ,:5        
,johnson discov]$ t ! ,s\? ,side (      
,*icago _h ! highe/ canc] rate ( any    
area 9 ,*icago1 %e 0 inspir$ to         
inve/igate ! canc] rates1 f\l odors1 &  
numb] ( *ildr5 ) respiratory illnesses 9
 h] own neighborhood1 ! community (     
,altgeld ,g>d5s on ! ,s\? ,side (       
,*icago4  7#c7 ,johnson discov]$ h]     
community1 ,altgeld ,g>d5s1 :i* is a    
public h\s+ project1 0 built on a l&fill

 surr\nd$ by toxicity1 :i* pollut$ !    
air1 wat]1 & l&4  7#d7 ,additionally1 ! 
,altgeld ,g>d5s homes _h asbe/os &      
elevat$ lead levels4  7#e7 ,?is discov]y
 inspir$ ,johnson to create ! ,p =      
,community ,recov]y1 an organization :i*
 fights = a saf] environm5t4  7#f7      
,johnson & ! ,p = ,community ,recov]y   
f\ght to educate & emp[] ! resid5ts (   
,altgeld ,g>d5s1 includ+ provid+        
work%ops & tra9+s1 conduct+ heal?       
surveys1 rally+ resid5ts to prote/      
contam9ation1 & work+ ) y\? 9 !         
community4  7#g7 ,! ,p = ,community     
,recov]y put pressure on ! ,*icago ,h\s+
 ,au?ority to remove asbe/os f ,altgeld 
,g>d5s4  7#h7 ,johnson's fight = clean  
wat] l$ to ! in/allation ( wat] & sew]  
l9es by city heal? (ficials 9 ! f> ,s\? 
,side neighborhood ( ,m>yl& ,manor1 :]e 
! exi/+ well wat] 0 contam9at$ ) cyanide
 & o!r tox9s4  7#i7 ,johnson us$ h]     
vigilance & activism to give l[-income  
m9ority communities a voice & a /ake 9 !
 environm5tal ju/ice fight by br++ !    

conv]sation to p]sonal1 imm$iate1 &     
urg5t conc]ns :i* directly impact       
communities inhabit$ by p ( color4      
7#aj7 ,johnson also /rove to hold bo?   
bus9esses & ! gov]nm5t responsible = h[ 
_! actions impact ! environm5t4  7#aa7  
,johnson 0 giv5 ! #aiib ,presid5t's     
,environm5t & ,cons]vation ,*all5ge     
,aw>d 9 recognition ( h] environm5tal   
ju/ice "w4  7#ab7 ,notably1 ,johnson 0  
in/rum5tal 9 pressur+ ,presid5t ,bill   
,cl9ton to sign ! ,environm5tal ,ju/ice 
,executive ,ord]1 :i* holds ! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t acc\ntable = urban communities
 expos$ to pollution4  7#ac7 ,9 #bjjd1  
sociologi/ ,david ,naguib ,pell[ cr$it$ 
,johnson & ! ,p = ,community ,recov]y ) 
putt+ ! ,s\? ,side ( ,*icago on ! rad>  
scre5 = activi/s & policy mak]s ar\nd ! 
,unit$ ,/ates :o are conc]n$ ab\t       
environm5tal racism4  7#ad7 ,on ,janu>y 
#ab1 #bjaa1 ! ,ill9ois ,g5]al ,assembly1
 by way ( a ,h\se ,jo9t ,resolution1    
designat$ ! portion ( #acj? ,/reet f !  
,bi%op ,=d ,freeway to ,/ate ,/reet 9   

,*icago z ! ,hazel ,johnson ,,ej ,way4  
7#ae7 ,johnson 0 a vision>y1 :o 0 able  
to =esee ! impacts ( fail+ to address   
environm5tal & social ju/ice conditions4
  7#af7 ,johnson's "w e>n$ h] ! title ( 
"m ( ! environm5tal ju/ice movem5t4  #c4
 ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson commemorative      
po/age /amp  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,po/ma/]   
,g5]al %all issue a commemorative po/age
 /amp 9 honor ( ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson4    
7b7 ,d5om9ation2 designs ,!             
commemorative po/age /amp issu$ "u ?is  
,act %all be issu$ 9 ! d5om9ation us$ = 
fir/ class mail up to "o ounce 9 weight 
& %all be> su* designs z ! ,po/ma/]     
,g5]al %all det]m9e4  7c7 ,issuance     
p]iod ,! commemorative po/age /amp issu$
 "u ?is ,act %all be plac$ on sale z    
soon z practicable aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all be sold = su*
 p]iod !reaft] z ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all 
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