As Congressional negotiations continue on legislation to address climate change, energy security, and environmental protection, FCNL led a group of more than 60 organizations in calling on lawmakers to take meaningful and historic action to address the impact of environmental racism on communities across the United States.
Right now, lawmakers have a rare opportunity before them: a chance to pass legislation that responds to the climate crisis and addresses the longstanding need to extend justice to communities experiencing environmental racism.
The Biden Administration continues to take steps to address the climate crisis. In addition to its Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal, the Administration also recently released a $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan.
It is unfair and unjust for any community to bear a disproportionate burden of the environmental and health effects of pollution and waste. Yet for decades, fossil fuel infrastructure and hazardous waste incinerators have been built in and near communities of color and low-income communities at high rates.
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