07/06/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/06/2022 11:17
Washington, D.C. - On Friday, July 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific in Wilmington, California, House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will hold an in-person press conference with Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.), and community leaders on environmental justice issues in southern California. The press conference will highlight H.R. 2021, the Environmental Justice For All Act, the most comprehensive piece of federal environmental justice legislation to date.
After the press conference and over the following two days, Chair Grijalva and other members of Congress will join local environmental justice leaders to visit various community sites in southern California. The site visits will provide a firsthand look at ongoing environmental injustices in the area, community leaders' and local officials' efforts to address those injustices, and opportunities for federal policy and legislation.
A press release on Chair Grijalva's visit to southern California is available here: https://bit.ly/3PnP7W3
Chair Grijalva's three-day visit to southern California is part of his Community Input Tour for the Environmental Justice For All Act. The legislation was originally drafted and continues to be shaped by a historic years-long, community-led process. Previous stops on the tour include New York City, Detroit, Tucson, and "Cancer Alley" in southeastern Louisiana.
Media planning to attend the press conference or any of the site visits listed below should RSVP to [email protected].
WHAT: |
Press Conference on Environmental Justice |
WHERE: |
Western Side of Wilmington Waterfront Park, 1226 W C St, Wilmington, CA 90744 |
WHEN: |
Friday, July 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. PDT |
WHO: |
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva 3rd District of Arizona Chair, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán 44th District of California Rep. Alan Lowenthal 47th District of California Laura Cortez East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Angelo Logan Sylvia Betancourt Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma Other speakers and attendees to be announced |
The full agenda for Chair Grijalva's three-day visit to southern California includes:
Friday, July 8, 2022
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Media Contact: Lindsay Gressard
202-225-6065 | cell: 202-740-4715